All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Psychosocial and Cultural Coping Strategies for Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention and Treatment

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News
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Theories and Science

American College of Science and Humanities initiated activities to fulfill the ISSUP mission in Sri Lanka. On June 11th 2023, the college held the inaugural psychology research conference with special focus on substance use prevention and...

Ecolink Institute hosts international panel discussion on "People First"

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News
Themes
Recovery Support

Ecolink Institute, an approved Training Provider of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program hosted an online panel discussion on Social Stigma in connection with the International Drug Awareness Day on 27 June 2023 which underlined the need...

International monitoring of capacity of treatment systems for alcohol and drug use disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Objectives

We aimed to develop a Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders (SCI-SUD) that would reflect the capacity of national health systems to provide treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders, in terms of the...

Pakistan Youth Organization (PYO) Seminar on International Day Against Drug Abuse

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Pakistan Youth Organization organized a seminar on the eve of the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in collaboration with Freedom drug treatment & rehab Centre, Gujranwala Pakistan on 26th June 2023 at GIFT...

Support. Don't Punish International Day of Action

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights.

Support. Don’t Punish is a global grassroots-centred initiative in support of harm reduction and drug policies that prioritise public health and human...

Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Mental Health

The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...

Spanish Project of Best Practice Portal in Drug Demand Reduction and Behavioural Addictions

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: In Spain, the offer of prevention programmes is very varied and structured, but today the challenge remains how to put evidence into practice. European Commission define a best practice as “a relevant policy or intervention...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Quality Standards in Lithuania 1992–2022: From Grassroots Initiatives to Nationwide Strategies

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: The implementation of quality standards in the treatment of substance use disorders in Lithuania is not well documented in the literature. AIMS: To describe the process of the development of quality standards from grassroots...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023

The Implementation of Quality Standards (QS) at Coolmine Therapeutic Community

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Format
Scientific article
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Quality Assurance
Policy
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND: Coolmine’s implementation of quality standards involves a period of change management, strategic planning, and national policy development.

METHODS: A narrative case study focusing on national policy and internal strategic...

AddictologyIssue 1/2023