The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .
Mental Health
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences
Background Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies addressing how these conditions change over time are rare. The study will...
Listen First - Supporting children and youth to grow healthy, happy, and safe!
Join us to celebrate International Youth Day 2022. Hear an update on the 'Listen First' initiative, with a contribution from a youth member on their experience of using Listen First resources.
Listen First - Supporting children and youth to grow healthy, happy, and safe!
Join us to celebrate International Youth Day 2022. Hear an update on the 'Listen First' initiative, with a contribution from a youth member on their experience of using Listen First resources.

Treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders using tools from CBT
Presented by Jo Cassar (The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney), by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: - Recognise the importance of assessing for substance use when a...
Eating disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
Presented by Associate Professor Sarah Maguire (Director, InsideOut Institute), by attending this webinar, attendees will learn: - How to recognise the most common eating disorder symptoms; - Eating disorder interventions and how workers...
Personality disorders and AOD use: what clinicians need to know
Presented by Professor Brin Grenyer OAM, by the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: - Identify personality disorders in the context of AOD challenges; - Select from various skills to effectively respond to people with concurrent...
Multiple disadvantage and co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health needs are two of the primary concerns for many people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We know that people who experience both issues at the same time (also known as “co-occurring conditions” or “dual...

The impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among sexual minorities
This paper aimed to review the literature regarding the impact of discrimination on substance use disorders among Sexual Minorities, with a focus on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, polydrug use, chemsex, cannabis and tobacco, as well as...
Breaking the stigma in academic writing
In this blog post and guide, Dr. Stephen Parkin shares his observations about the use of stigmatising words and phrases in academic writing, and offers a list of person-centred and pragmatic alternatives.

Trajectories of adolescent psychotic-like experiences and early cannabis exposure: Results from a Finnish Birth Cohort Study
Abstract Background Longitudinal studies examining the effect of cannabis exposure (CE) on the prognosis of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are scarce. We examined trajectories of mental health in adolescents with PLEs...