Mental Health

The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .

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Workforce Wellbeing in Crisis Response - Learning from an NHS service following the Grenfell Tower Fire 2017

5 April 2022

London

United Kingdom

ISSUP UK would like to invite you to attend the upcoming Webinar on Workforce Wellbeing in Crisis Response.

Adfam Research Report: Families and friends negatively affected by gambling - Policy & Recommendations

Book

Description: This report sets out Adfam's findings from a range of research activities including four specific gambling-related surveys, peer support training and round-table events. It looks at the effects of gambling on families as well...

Adolescent Suicide Research Screening, Risk Assessment, and Intervention

Video and audio recordings

Abstract: Adolescent suicide continues to be an urgent, public health concern. This presentation discussed selected studies from a research program focused on developing evidence-based strategies for suicide risk screening, suicide risk...

An observational prospective cohort study of naloxone use at witnessed overdoses, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine

Scientific article

3 February 2022

Abstract Objective To determine whether participation in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S) take-home naloxone training project in Kazakhstan...

From binge eating to binge drinking: A new and robust paradigm for assessing binge ethanol self-administration in male rats

Scientific article

23 February 2022

Abstract Animal models of alcohol (ethanol) self-administration are crucial to dissect the neurobiological mechanisms underlying alcohol dependence, yet only a few of these induce pharmacologically relevant levels of alcohol consumption and...

Substance Use Health: The Doorways to Stigma Free Health Outcomes

9 March 2022

Washington, D.C.

CAPSA and CCSA host a FREE Online event on the topic of "Substance Use Health: The Doorways to Free Health Outcomes" on March 9th.

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

Scientific article

25 February 2022

Summary Mental health encompasses a range of mental, emotional, social, and behavioral functioning and occurs along a continuum from good to poor. Previous research has documented that mental health among children and adolescents is...

Association of Genome-Wide Polygenic Scores for Multiple Psychiatric and Common Traits in Preadolescent Youths at Risk of Suicide

Scientific article

21 February 2022

Abstract Importance Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youths worldwide, but no available means exist to identify the risk of suicide in this population. Objective To assess whether genome-wide polygenic scores for...

Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services

Scientific article

7 May 2020

People who experience homelessness are often described as hard to reach and face marginalisation and exclusion.Peer support, which refers to the support provided by people who have lived experiences of a particular situation, has been...

What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless?

Scientific article

Despite people who are homeless experiencing higher rates of substance use, individuals face barriers when trying to access and engage with treatment services. This systematic review and meta-ethnography explores the view of effective...