Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute
CannTalk Project
The CannTalk intervention was designed to equip Coordinated Specialty Care teams and behavioral health clinicians with skills to communicate more effectively about cannabis and guide clients towards reducing or quitting their cannabis use. CannTalk offers providers with an online training and materials to facilitate conversations.
- Online self-paced training: Learn about cannabis and its retail products, how it has changed since legalization, and its potential health effects. Then, dive into the research on cannabis and psychosis with a focus on risks and ways to improve treatment outcomes.
- CannTalk Clinical Manual: A go-to resource describing how to implement the intervention.
- CannTalk Discussion Tool: A resource to facilitate candid and honest discussions on cannabis use using Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques and provide psychoeducation on cannabis and psychosis.
- CannTalk Discussion Demonstration: Watch a demonstration of the CannTalk intervention being used with a client.
Funded by the Washington State Legislature through ESSB 5187 (2023) and by the Washington State Dedicated Cannabis Fund for research at the University of Washington.
