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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Desarrollo de habilidades sociales en la escuela: Experiencia de una estrategia de prevención
Investigaciones han mostrado que si los niños y niñas reciben intervenciones preventivas desde edades tempranas, dirigidas a favorecer el desarrollo de hábitos de vida saludables y desarrollo de habilidades adecuadas, se evita involucrarse...
Lifestyle Choices and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Survey with German and Chinese Students
This study explores the relationship between lifestyle choices and mental health in students from Germany and China.
The Contribution of Health Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health
This study explores the "role of health behaviours in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in health" through a systematic review.
Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons
A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...
Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview
A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website.
The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...
Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
A study published in the LGBT Health Journal explores family rejection as a predictor for substance misuse in transgender and gender nonconforming adults.
Taking data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey the study...
Alcohol Consumption Reduction among a Web-Based Supportive Community Using the Hello Sunday Morning Blog Platform: Observational Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Alcohol misuse is a major social and public health issue in Australia, with an estimated cost to the community of Aus $30 billion per annum. Until recently, a major barrier in addressing this significant public...
May Student Membership Update
In our second Student Membership Update we have sourced some funding and research opportunities, and events that we are sure will be of interest.
National Prevention Week 2018
National Prevention week led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) will take place from 13-19th May 2018.
Each day focus will fall on a different topic - starting off with the theme of "Promotion of Mental...
Comunicazioni sanitarie nella prevenzione e nel controllo del tabacco
Questa guida per l'utente si concentra su come programmi completi di controllo del tabacco possono fornire comunicazioni sanitarie efficaci. Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs- 2014 raccomanda interventi di...
The Effect of Branding to Promote Healthy Behavior: Reducing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults
Abstract
Policy interventions such as public health mass media campaigns disseminate messages in order to improve health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors at the population level. Only more recently have campaigns that...
#StatusofMind: Social media e salute mentale e benessere dei giovani
PUNTI CHIAVE
- Il 91% dei giovani tra i 16 e i 24 anni utilizza Internet per i social network
- I social media sono stati descritti come più avvincenti delle sigarette e dell'alcol
- I tassi di ansia e depressione nei giovani sono...
Orientamenti sull'attuazione dei prezzi minimi per l'alcol
Con la legislazione introdotta il 1 ° maggio 2018, il governo scozzese ha prodotto una risorsa che offre una guida sull'attuazione dei prezzi minimi per l'alcol per i venditori di alcol e le autorità di contrasto dell'alcol in Scozia.
L...
Scotland Becomes the First Country to Enforce Minimum Pricing on Alcohol
Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence.
The move is the result of a long process of research and...
Funcionamiento familiar e intentos de suicidio en un hospital público de Argentina
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Objetivo
Analizar los componentes funcionales de la dinámica familiar y factores asociados al intento de suicidio en pacientes asistidos en un hospital público de Argentina en el año 2015.
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Se realizó un estudio...
Dopo un suicidio: un toolkit per le scuole
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, & Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2018). Dopo un suicidio: un toolkit per le scuole (2a ed.). Waltham, MA: Education Development Center.
Dopo un suicidio: un toolkit per le scuole assiste...
Overview of European University-Based Study Programmes in the Addictions Field
In 2015, the team from the Department of Addictology (First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague) in cooperation with our colleague from the Department of Community Medicine & Health Care...
SAMHSA Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant 2018
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Grant is now open for applications. Offering up to 5 million USD the grant can be used for a range of projects...
Competenze per la forza lavoro canadese per l'abuso di sostanze
Le competenze della forza lavoro sono competenze tecniche e comportamentali che migliorano le prestazioni dei professionisti delle dipendenze, consentendo loro di soddisfare meglio le esigenze dei loro clienti. Le competenze per la forza...
