Kaiser Foundation
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The Kaiser Foundation is a mental health organization based in Canada
. Its stated mission is to assist individuals and communities in preventing and reducing the harm associated with problem substance use and addictive
behaviours. They are associated with Kaiser Permanente
in the United States.
It was founded in 1985 by Edgar Kaiser Jr
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its stated mission is to assist individuals and communities in preventing and reducing the harm associated with problem substance use and addictive
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
behaviours. They are associated with Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield...
in the United States.
It was founded in 1985 by Edgar Kaiser Jr
Edgar Kaiser
Edgar Fosburgh Kaiser, Jr is a Canadian financier and a former owner of the Denver Broncos American football team. He was born in Portland, Oregon on 5 July 1942 and is the grandson of shipbuilding industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. He earned a BA degree from Stanford University and an MBA degree...
.