The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches. .
Mental Health
A Call for Trauma-Informed Justice Reform in Nigeria: Breaking the Cycle of Substance Use, Mental Illness, and Incarceration
By Seye Omiyefa Across Nigeria and many parts of the world, thousands of individuals, particularly youth and economically marginalized people, are trapped in a revolving door of arrest, incarceration, and reentry. Much of this cycle is...
AFRI-ASIA Drug Prevention and Treatment Summit
Join Us for the Afri-Asia Drug Prevention Summit 2025!
ISSUP Kenya, in partnership with regional and international stakeholders, is pleased to announce the upcoming Afri-Asia Drug Prevention Summit 2025.
Building Competencies in Substance Use and Mental Health: Preparing Nursing Students for Real-World Practice
Learn about practical framewords for enhancing first-degree medical and nursing education in mental, neurological, and substance use care. Prepare health professionals for the integration of competencies in their curricula.
Time: July 11, 2025 @ 8:00AM US EST
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Opioid Users in Dodoma, Tanzania: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Protocol
INTRODUCTION: Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly commorbid among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). PTSD among people with OUD is associated with severe opioid use, depression, and suicidality. Tanzania has seen a rise...
Suicide and Substance Use Disorders: A Current Epidemic
Time: 12:00PM - 1:30PM Eastern Time
Online Training: Families, Drugs & Alcohol: Essential Skills
This one day training looks at brief interventions for working with families affected by drug and alcohol use. This course is designed for everyone working with adult family members affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use. No previous experience required.
Online Training: Resilience Building in Practitioners
Recent research suggests that frontline practitioners are experiencing symptoms of burnout at an increasing rate. Working daily with high numbers of complex caseloads is taking its toll on worker mental and physical health and work life balance. With record numbers of staff leaving social care, it's clear that workers need support to combat the impact of burnout symptoms.
Psychologists are innovating to tackle substance use by building new alliances in treatment efforts
Recent data from the U.S. highlights a concerning rise in substance use and related harms. In 2022, over 109,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded—a 54% increase since 2019. The majority involved illicit fentanyl, often mixed with...
Understanding Gambling Addiction and Its Links to Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health in Kenya.
ISSUP Kenya presents its webinar on Understanding Gambling Addiction and Its Links to Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health in Kenya.