All Resources for 'Public Health'

Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Parents

Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Public Health
Mental Health

Children grieve in different ways. Military children face unique challenges after the death of a service member. Some may develop traumatic grief responses, making it more difficult to cope.

Here are ways to recognize and help your...

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Twelfth Session)

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings

ISSUP Nigeria are pleased to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behaviours: Targeting Adolescents in Nigeria.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain...

Call for papers: International Mental Health Journal

Format
News
Themes
Public Health
Mental Health

Mexico's National Institute of Psychiatry, "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz" began editing its official publication in 1977, "Salud Mental", which is currently indexed in: WoS, ScopuS, Academic Search Premier, SciELO, PsycINFO, IMBIOMED, RedALyC...

Association Between Smoking History and Overall Survival in Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health

Abstract

Importance  There is a need to tailor treatments to patients who are most likely to derive the greatest benefit from them to improve patient outcomes and enhance cost-effectiveness of cancer therapies.

Objective  To compare...

Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Data

Background

Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for...

War - psychological skills for surviving and coping with traumatic events: Helping people who have become refugees or internally displaced

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Emergency Resources
ISSUP Ukraine and ITTC-Ukraine welcome you to a joint initiative dedicated to the ongoing war and the events that resulted from Russian's attack on Ukraine.

A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Public Health

Background

Substance use among youth (ages 12–24) is troublesome given the increasing risk of harms associated. Even more so, substance use services are largely under utilised among youth, most only accessing support when in crisis. Few...

Effect of Community Support on the Implementation of Primary Health Care-Based Measurement of Alcohol Consumption

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Abstract

Alcohol measurement delivered by health care providers in primary health care settings is an efficacious and cost-effective intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among patients. However, this intervention is not yet routinely...

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