The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
Work and Well-Being: A Guide for Addiction Professionals
This guide highlights the critical importance of maintaining personal well-being in a field that is both highly rewarding and emotionally demanding. The guide explores common workplace stressors, such as high caseloads, complex client needs...
Chemsex, Mental Health, and Recovery Pathways with Ashwin Thind: Beginnings & Influences Pt.1
In this first episode, Associate Professor Goodman Sibeko is joined by Ashwin Thind to trace the personal and professional journey that led him into the field of addiction, mental health, and Chemsex. Ashwin reflects on early curiosity...
Everyday discrimination in individuals seeking treatment/receiving support for substance use and caregivers
Background: Experiencing stigma/discrimination is common in individuals who use substances. However, those with caring responsibilities for individuals who use substances may also be stigmatised and discriminated against (known as affiliate...
Understanding the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on kinship families
This workshop is open to all kinship carers living in England whose families have been affected by drug and/or alcohol misuse, or who want to learn where to get support around this topic.
The workshop covers alcohol and substance misuse and abuse, as well as what the impact of this behaviour can be, and how to support the child/ren you’re caring for who might be affected.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Trauma in families affected by substance use
Join our training course exploring the effects of trauma on families affected by substance use
Online training - Trauma in families affected by substance use
This one day training will equip practitioners to work more effectively with families affected by substance use where there is trauma. Participants will learn the neuroscience of trauma and practical strategies to support families.
Everyday discrimination and substance use
Adfam organises forum events for practitioners and professionals with an interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.
At each forum we focus on a unique topic relating to families and substance use, inviting a guest speaker with expertise in that topic, followed by a Q&A and wider discussion.
Prescription drugs regulations
Adfam organises forum events for practitioners and professionals with an interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.
At each forum we focus on a unique topic relating to families and substance use, inviting a guest speaker with expertise in that topic, followed by a Q&A and wider discussion.
Supporting people and families affected by gambling-related harm
Adfam organises forum events for practitioners and professionals with an interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.
At each forum we focus on a unique topic relating to families and substance use, inviting a guest speaker with expertise in that topic, followed by a Q&A and wider discussion.
Barcelona Forum on Drugs
Barcelona Forum on Drugs is an in-person international event that will take place in the extraordinary CosmoCaixa Science Museum in the city of Barcelona, Spain, on January 28 and 29 of 2027.
Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
ISSUP in Pakistan presents a webinar on Integrated Support for Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders