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SUMMARY:VSURF - Darcy Coulter - Mental illness\, substance use disorders\, dual diagnosis\, and reincarceration among First Nations adults leaving prisons.
DESCRIPTION:Email michael.curtis@burnet.edu.au to be sent the event link.\n\nTitle: Mental illness\, substance use disorders\, dual diagnosis\, and reincarceration among First Nations adults leaving prisons.\n\nAbstract: Mental illness\, substance use disorder (SUD)\, and their dual diagnosis are highly prevalent among incarcerated populations\, though existing prevalence estimates may not be accurate for several methodological reasons. While many studies have demonstrated associations between these diagnoses and future justice system contact\, few studies have demonstrated the temporal relationship between diagnosis and reincarceration in First Nations adults. Further\, evidence on whether dual diagnosis presents a significantly greater risk of reincarceration than mental illness or SUD alone is scarce and equivocal. In a sample of First Nations adults (n=978) released from prisons\, we aimed to: (1) estimate the lifetime prevalence of mental illness\, substance use disorder\, and dual diagnosis among First Nations adults in prisons\, (2) determine the temporality and strength of any association between mental illness\, SUDs\, or dual diagnosis and reincarceration\, and 3) determine whether dual diagnosis presents a greater risk of reincarceration than diagnoses of mental illness or SUD alone.\n\nSpeaker bio: Dr Darcy Coulter is a Research Fellow with the Justice Health Group at the enAble Institute and School of Population Health\, Curtin University. He holds honorary appointments at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute\, and the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science. He conducts research focussed on healthcare use and health outcomes for justice-involved people\, primarily in the context of mental and behavioural disorders. He has considerable experience working with linked administrative data to understand and improve health and justice outcomes in vulnerable populations.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/vsurf-darcy-coulter-mental-illness-substance-use-disorders-dual-diagnosis-and-reincarceration-among-first-nations-adults-leaving-prisons/
LOCATION:Online webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Victorian Substance Use Forum":MAILTO:vicsubstanceuseresearchforum@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:VSURF: Public amenity and the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room - Bianca Whiteside
DESCRIPTION:The Victorian Substance Use Research Forum (VSURF) invites you to attend the August Seminar where Bianca Whiteside (Deakin University and Burnet Institute) will present her work examining public amenity around the North Richmond medically supervised injecting room (MSIR). \nTo register for either online or in-person attendance\, please email: michael.curtis@burnet.edu.au \nAbstract: The North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has a legislated aim to improve public amenity in the surrounding area. Two extensive reviews during its trial tenure have reported no improvement of public amenity in the area around the MSIR. However\, there is limited data to support this claim. We aimed to document perceived and actual levels of public amenity in the North Richmond area to address the lack of evidence. This presentation will present the results of 1) a scoping review examining definitions of public amenity used in research examining in the impacts drug consumption room\, 2) preliminary results of 24-months of structured observations undertaken local vicinity of the MSIR\, and 3) preliminary results of interviews with local residents and traders who have lived and worked in North Richmond to understand their perception of public amenity in North Richmond. \nBio: Bianca Whiteside began her PhD in July 2022 as a recipient of a Deakin Burnet Research Partnership Scholarship. Bianca’s PhD investigates the link between public amenity and drug consumption rooms\, with a focus on the North Richmond medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) in Melbourne.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/vsurf-public-amenity-and-the-north-richmond-medically-supervised-injecting-room-bianca-whiteside/
LOCATION:BurnetInstitute\, Commercial Road\, Melbourne\, Melbourne City\, 3004\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Forum,Online
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