Edie

£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England

Shared by Edie - сб, 02/18/2023 - 12:52

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation of over 50,000 high-quality places for drug and alcohol treatment.

The funding will enable local authorities to:

  • recruit more staff to work with people with drug and alcohol problems
  • support more prison leavers into treatment and recovery services
  • invest in enhancing the quality of treatment they provide - in turn helping make streets safer by...
Edie

Call for Speakers: side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

Shared by Edie - ср, 01/04/2023 - 15:50

The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organizing an online side event in the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum on 31 January 2023 at 8.30 AM. The event is titled: The central role of civil society in drug policies, COVID-19 and achieving the 2030 Agenda

VNGOC are looking for 3-4 civil society speakers from different regions wishing to present at the event, focusing on concrete examples of actions towards the 2030 targets and effective, evidence-based drug policies.

The side event will highlight the important role of civil society in...

Rasha Abi Hana

Moving Mountains: Strategies for Managing and Maintaining Relationships with Policy-Makers

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - пт, 12/23/2022 - 10:23
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Moving Mountains: Strategies for Managing and Maintaining Relationships with Policy-Makers   

Sara Moscato Howe, MBA, MS, CHES    
January 19 | 1:00-2:30 pm

To be effective advocates for prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and...

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Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - чт, 12/22/2022 - 08:32
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Foreman-Mackey, A., Pauly, B., Ivsins, A. et al. Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: A qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional stakeholders in Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 66 (2022).
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Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply – low-barrier distribution of pharmaceutical grade substances – has been implemented in some jurisdictions to provide safer...

Rasha Abi Hana

Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - чт, 11/17/2022 - 13:42
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Kools, N., Dekker, G.G., Kaijen, B.A.P. et al. Correction: Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 64 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00492-0
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Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various disciplines work in parallel within their professional...

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EIE2023 Call for Abstracts

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - чт, 11/17/2022 - 11:04
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Basel
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Implementation enthusiasts around the world are invited to submit their work to EIE2023!

The EIE2023 welcomes submissions from all settings and contexts in health, social welfare and education – and from all perspectives, i.e., from...

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European Implementation Event 2023

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - чт, 11/17/2022 - 10:54
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Basel
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The European Implementation Event 2023 will take place in Basel, Switzerland, on June 8 & 9, 2023. The planning team is excited to announce that registration is now open and that Early Bird tickets are available until March 15, 2023.

 

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Rasha Abi Hana

Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - пн, 11/07/2022 - 14:43
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Mid-America ATTC (MATTC)

Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) partnered with the Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network in Missouri, the Addiction Policy Forum, and the Opioid Response Network (ORN in IA, KS, MO, and NE) to translate 5 different evidence-based prevention products "Prevention of Opioid Use Education Materials"  into 12 different languages, and ensure they are culturally appropriate, including Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, French, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog (Filipino) and Ukrainian.

 

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International University Social Responsibility Summit 2022 - Call for abstract

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - вт, 08/23/2022 - 11:10
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The International USR Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN). The Summit brings together higher education leaders, academics, students and practitioners from all continents to exchange...

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Homelessness and Substance use: a disturbing link around the world: an ISSUP Webinar Series

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - вт, 06/28/2022 - 11:00
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International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) | London | United Kingdom

The connection between homelessness and substance use is well recognised and an issue that impacts countries around the world. People who experience substance use related issues and homelessness are extremely vulnerable to a range of harms and can find it challenging to access appropriate support...

Edie

From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives

Shared by Edie - чт, 06/16/2022 - 16:38
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The 10-year UK Government plan to combat illegal drugs sets out how we are doing more than ever to cut off the supply of drugs by criminal gangs and give people with a drug addiction a route to a productive and drug-free life. Underpinned by record investment of over £3 billion...

David James

Families helping families

David James - чт, 05/12/2022 - 14:39
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Tina and Dave have been supporting our son with co-occurring disorders since 2008. We joined Al-anon in 2012, and volunteered on the UK National Helpline. We have attended SMART Recovery since 2015 and we are both UK/USA SMART CRAFT trained volunteers. Dave has co-facilitated the UK on-line weekly meeting. Since 2016, we have been running two face-to-face groups, one for the Birmingham City Hospital Alcohol Team and the other for our local CGL Drug and Alcohol Recovery Centre. Since March 2020, we have been facilitating two Zoom global groups to support families on Tuesday and Wednesday...

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Call for Master Trainers for the Case Care Management Project

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - чт, 04/14/2022 - 10:56

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The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant...

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5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - пт, 04/01/2022 - 14:02
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A multidisciplinary conference to improve health and care

Now in its fifth year, the 2022 conference will bring together online researchers, policymakers, clinicians, practitioners and service users from around the world. 

The...

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REDEFINED NatCon22

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - пт, 04/01/2022 - 13:47
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Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
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The National Council for Mental Wellbeing invites you to join thousands of professionals representing the very best of the field as they convene at NatCon22, the largest conference in mental health and substance use treatment, from April 11...

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13th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 28th – 30th September 2022, Tallinn, Estonia

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - пт, 03/25/2022 - 11:41
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Tallinn
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EUSPR 2022 are pleased to announce that the 13th EUSPR Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th September 2022, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, September 28th.

The theme this...

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