All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Risk of psychosis in illicit amphetamine users: a 10 year retrospective cohort study

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Scientific article
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Treatment
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Women
The illicit use of amphetamines, the stimulants commonly known as ‘speed’, is linked to a 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis, finds a 10 year study published online in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health.

Mental Health Made Simple

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Video and audio recordings
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Family

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Mental Health Made Simple

What is Mental Health?

Mental health is a blanket term that refers to our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Mental health also helps...

How People Living in Canada Consume and Acquire Cannabis: Assessing Progress in Minimizing Harms and Establishing a Safe Supply Chain

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Report
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Populations
Family
Public Health
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Partner Organisation

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People’s attitudes and behaviours about cannabis have shifted since it was legalized in 2018. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has funded research to examine these changes.

As we approach the three-year...

European Web Survey on Drugs

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Book
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Data
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The European Web Survey on Drugs collected data between March and April 2021 from people who use drugs, aged 18 or older, living in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries. During this period the populations in many European countries were...

Concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach

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Book
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Mental Health
Partner Organisation

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...

Introducing compassion focused therapy

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health

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...

Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health
Prevention
Public Health

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...