All Resources for 'Education & Training'

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Therapy ‘Toolbox’ Helps Rescue Poorly Recovering Patients at London Maintenance Clinic

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Instead of a set programme, a clinic in London tried offering patients prescribed methadone or buprenorphine but still using heroin or cocaine a selection from a suite of well-supported psychological interventions tailored to the patient...

Not without my Mobile Phone: Alcohol Binge Drinking, Gender Violence and Technology in the Spanish Culture of Intoxication

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women

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The practice of binge drinking has in recent decades consolidated what is known as the ‘culture of intoxication’ among young people of Spain. This has coincided with the increase in the use of mobile-phone technology and of social...

Involving Service Users in Mental Health Policy Making

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Scientific article
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Mental Health
Policy

There has been increasing support for the engagement of people who use mental services in the process of policy improvement. It would seem to make sense that those most directly affected by policy responses should have their views...

The Tobacco Atlas

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Website
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Addiction
Data
Public Health
The Tobacco Atlas is a resource to help us understand the full implications of tobacco use and the solutions that can help to resolve the problem.

Comparing Credentialing Requirements of Substance Abuse Treatment Staff by Funding Source

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Studies have found that clinicians with higher education and/or attainment of national certification have a more favorable outlook regarding the adoption of evidence-based practices. However, staff hiring decisions may be based on a...

Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation
SAMHSA has launched a new Resource Center that includes a collection of scientifically-based resources for a broad range of audiences

Mental Health in the Americas: An Overview of the Treatment Gap

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Mental Health
To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental health services, and the global burden of disease.

Podcast: Recovery-focused Care Planning

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Treatment

The Collaborate Care Planning Project (COCAPP) studies mental health risk, care planning and therapeutic relationships. This podcast interview with Alan Simpson and Sarah Carr explores the importance of assessing and managing risk, how to...