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The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Policy
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.

METHODS:

A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...

Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Public Health
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...

Implementation of Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction: Preliminary Findings from the FENIQS-EU Project

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

Quality Standards (QS) are an important priority in European drug policy, although the extent of their application remains unclear. The FENIQS-EU project (Further ENhancing the Implementation of Quality Standards in drug...

Quality Assurance Policy in Harm Reduction Services in the Czech Republic: A Case Study of a National System

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

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In the field of harm reduction (HR), an established quality assurance system with implemented quality standards is rather rare in practice. Together with limited evidence in this area, this leads to an imbalance in the basic...

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature.

AIMS:

To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...

The ASPIRE Standards: Taking a Step Towards Quality Assurance in Drug Prevention in France – A Case Study

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Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In the favourable political climate of the mid-2010s, the standards for Assessment & Selection of Prevention programmes Issued from the Review of EDPQS (ASPIRE) were developed to support project planning in drug prevention.

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