Professor Goodman Sibeko speaks with Dr David Patton about the experiences that shaped his journey into criminology, recovery research, and the movement to centre lived experience in knowledge production.

David reflects on growing up in a community marked by inequality, the people who helped shape his path, and the turning points that led him into academia. He discusses how these experiences influenced the questions he asks as a researcher and his commitment to ensuring that research reflects the realities of the people it seeks to understand.

The conversation also explores participation...

This guide highlights the critical importance of maintaining personal well-being in a field that is both highly rewarding and emotionally demanding. The guide explores common workplace stressors, such as high caseloads, complex client needs, and organisational pressures, and how these can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and reduced effectiveness if left unaddressed.

It presents a whole-health approach to well-being, emphasising multiple dimensions including emotional, physical, social, and occupational health, and underscores the shared responsibility between individuals and...

Methamphetamine use has become an epidemic among Pakistani youth in education institutions and communities and has adverse short-term and long-term effects on individuals. The present case series is a qualitative exploration of psychiatric complications in adolescent methamphetamine use in Pakistan. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, manually analyzed within cases and across cases with major themes, interpreted, and independently cross-checked for context and accuracy. Results revealed that psychosis, self-harm, suicidality, aggression, and insomnia are major psychiatric complications among...