mental health

Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection Among Vaccinated Adults

Scientific article

14 April 2022

Abstract Importance Psychiatric disorders may be associated with an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection after vaccination, but no studies have tested this hypothesis. Objective To evaluate whether past diagnoses of...

Treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders using tools from CBT

29 April 2022

Online

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

Self-harm and alcohol use

23 May 2022

Online

About this event

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Monday 23 May from 12.30-14.00 BST (UK time) for our third SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.

Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood

Scientific article

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. Key...

Emergency Resource List

Reading List

A selection of resources designed to support people who are in the midst of an emergency.

Ukraine PTSD emergency trauma war mental health crisis conflict

How you can support your child during bombing?

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

This document is a tip sheet to be distributed by Child Protection coordination teams. It offers tips on how to support kids during bombing. The tip sheet offers information to support kids during bombing as follows: General tips to help...

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies - What Should Protection Programme Managers Know?

Book

This document is for protection programme managers working at national and sub-national level in low and middle income countries. It is both for Protection Cluster coordinators (and coordinators of the five specific areas within the Cluster...

IASC Reference Group Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Assessment Guide

Book

The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) independent of the...

Mental Health Treatment Seeking and History of Suicidal Thoughts Among Suicide Decedents by Mechanism, 2003-2018

Scientific article

14 March 2022

Abstract Importance Understanding mental health and substance use treatment seeking and suicidality among suicide decedents is important to determine prevention efforts. Objective To evaluate differences in treatment seeking and suicidality...

Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers

Book

1 December 2011

This guide covers psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is written for people in a position to help others who have experienced an extremely...