All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Psychosocial factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances in adolescents in Pereira, Colombia

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

summary

introduction:

The use of psychoactive substances is a public health problem with high prevalence in adolescents, a situation that influences individual and social development in adulthood.

objective:

Determine psychosocial...

Teleintervenção fundamentada na entrevista motivacional para familías que convivem com um parente com problemas por consumo de álcool e outras Drogas

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Cassandra Borges Bortolon, a Clinical Psychologist, Postgraduate Professor in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Director of Acurarte, President of AMTEPA, Founder of the Acurartech Company, and an Independent Research Consultant, presented...

7 Tips to Engage in Mental Health Treatment the Guatemalan Maya Families Living in the United States

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Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family

Source: https://mhttcnetwork.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/7tips_maya_Families_V2.pdf

Publication Date: August 1, 2020

Developed By: National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC

Guatemalans were the sixth-largest Hispanic group living in the...

India/Nagaland: ‘Culture of acceptance responsible for substance abuse’

Format
News
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

By Menuse-O Max Khieya, first published in the Eastern Mirror Nagaland on Sunday, March 14, 2021

Sechü-Zubza, March 14 (EMN): The additional deputy commissioner of Kohima, N Bhavani Sri, has expressed concern over the widespread abuse of...

'Men and addictions. Gender intervention'

Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Men

"Men and Addictions. Intervention from a gender perspective", edited by UNAD, the Addiction Care Network, and written by Patricia Martínez Redondo and Fabián Luján Acevedo.

This document is intended to be a professional tool that helps...

Beyond the Patient: Treatment’s Impacts on Family and Community. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix, Row 5

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Format
Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

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BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

Time to consolidate the lessons of row 5 of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. This final row defocused from the patient to ask what treatment can...

Canadian Bill Tabled to Relax Drug Possession Penalties

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections

Legislation in Canada introduced Bill C22, which would ease penalties for drug crimes such as possession and replace mandatory minimum penalties. The Canadian government stated drug crimes disproportionately harm black and indigenous...

Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Maternal Cannabis Use in the Preconception, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women
Abstract

Importance: Recent studies have revealed increases in population-level cannabis use after legalization of recreational cannabis. However, the association of cannabis legalization with maternal cannabis use during important life...

Men’s Alcohol Consumption When Becoming a Father

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Populations
Men
Public Health

Watch the video of the research presentation “Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: A scoping review”, by Dr Elena Dimova.

UNODC and partners discuss situation with New Psychoactive Substances in Kyrgyzstan

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Border Control

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are spreading at an unprecedented rate and are becoming a serious health threat and a real problem in drug policy in Central Asian countries. Little is known about the negative impact of NPS on human health...