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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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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...

Drinking alcohol can increase someone's risk of dying by suicide. This is connected to both the impact of long-term alcohol use and the immediate effects of drinking.

Samaritans and Suicide Prevention Consortium have conducted research...

This manual introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organisation, system, or service sector.

The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and offers 6 key principles...

This reading list is designed to complement the webinar presented by Lili Lemieux-Cumberlege on trauma, homelessness, and substance use. The presentation explored the subject through a personal, interpersonal, and systemic lens, and...

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is based on the evolutionary, functional analysis of basic social motivational systems (e.g., to exist within groups and care for kin) and emotional systems (e.g., to respond to threats, seek out contentment...

People who are homeless experience significant physical, mental and social challenges that are linked with poor health and functioning. Rates of substance use issues, mental health difficulties, injury and chronic disease are significantly...

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Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, mental health among youth has been negatively affected. Youth with a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), as well as youth from minoritized racial-ethnic...

Alcohol and problematic drug use are significant issues in Scotland, causing damage to people’s lives, families and communities, and contributing to violence and crime.

Not only can stigma relating to substance use impact an individuals...

Summary

What is known on the subject?

• Dual diagnosis is a term used to describe persons who have a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• It is the cause of significant economic burden to health care, justice and...

Presented by Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin (University of Newcastle), Dr Adrian Dunlop (University of Newcastle / Hunter New England LHD) and Dr Lawrence Dadd (Hunter New England LHD) by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to...

Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care settings comparing the attitudes of healthcare providers and experiences of...

ISSUP Argentina presentó un webinar que abordó el mayor impacto del aislamiento y el distanciamiento social derivado de la pandemia en la calidad de vida de las poblaciones vulnerables de América Latina, incluidos los niños y adolescentes...