...Stephanie L. Taylor; Alexa J. Barrett; Albert M. Kopak; Norman G. Hoffmann Purpose The female jail population is steadily growing in rural jails across the country. Detainees have high rates of mental health and substance use disorders, some of which are linked to violent offenses...

... was to improve outcomes for clients with dual diagnosis (co-occurring mental health and substance misuse) issues. The purpose of the change in working practice was to engage with local substance misuse agencies more effectively to improve clinical outcomes within this service user group. This was achieved...

...Marewa Glover; Pooja Patwardhan; Kyro Selket Purpose This paper aims to investigate the extent to which three subgroups – people with mental health conditions, people belonging to sexual minority and gender groups and Indigenous peoples – have been “left behind” by countries implementing the World...

... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Housing first Mental health Housing Architecture Recovery home Sober living houses The human and financial toll of homelessness in the USA is staggering. During 2013 on any given night there were over half...

... outcomes by which providers will be measured, the Co‐design process and a brief comparison to PbR in alcohol and mental health. An illustrative case study from one of the PbR pilots is included to provide further detail. Design/methodology/approach The paper was written by a member of the Co‐design...

... of Catha Edulis (Khat) in a Changing World held in Linköping, Sweden in October 2009. Key words Khat, mental health, consequences, research, multidisciplinary appraoch The phenomenon of khat (Catha edulis) is not new its cultivation and consumption have been around for centuries. Formerly limited...

...Philip Cooper This article highlights the need to provide interventions to those with mental health problems who also use alcohol or illicit substances. It identifies a group‐work package that aims to increase individuals' awareness of their use of substances, the impact this use may have upon...