Prevention and early intervention of coexisting mental health and substance use issues

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 5, number 4, November 2007

Awareness of the link between substance use problems and coexisting mental health problems has been increasing in recent years. This issue of the DrugInfo newsletter focuses on the work that is being done in this area by government, researchers, and health services.

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Contents

Theatre of Transformation at Berengarra school  
by Julie Miller, Senior Project Officer, Drug Education, Targeted Intiatives Unit, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria

Prevention and early intervention for mental health and substance use issues in young people
Guest editorial by Dan I Lubman, Senior Lecturer, SURRF, Anthony F Jorm, Professorial Fellow, Mental Health Literacy and Leanne Hides, Research Fellow, Clinical Research Coordinator, SURRF, ORYGEN Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Victoria

Comorbidity, young people and early intervention: the need to coordinate two systems
by Jane Mallick, Director, Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation, Victoria

Mental health promotion: an evidence-based resource for the practitioner  
by Martin Horrocks, Project Manager—Capacity Building, Health Promoting Systems, Public Health, Department of Human Services and Irene Verins, Senior Program Advisor, Mental Health and Wellbeing, VicHealth (Victorian Health Promotion Foundation), Victoria

Dual diagnosis: key directions and priorities for service development
by Alysha Batty, Project Leader, Drug Services Group, Drugs Policy & Services Branch, Department of Human Services, Victoria

PsyCheck
by Nicole Lee, Program Leader, Clinical Research,Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Victoria

The Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative contributing to a ‘no wrong door’ service system
by Gary Croton, Eastern Hume Dual Diagnosis Service, Northeast Health Wangaratta, Victoria

Improved services for people with drug and alcohol problems and mental illness

Building the capacity of non‑government organisations to better respond to comorbid clients
by Gigi O’Sullivan, Assistant Director, Comorbidity Section, Drug Strategy Branch, Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Post-traumatic stress disorder and drug and alcohol problems
by Claudia Sannibale, AER Research Fellow and Kylie Sutherland, Research Associate, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales

Integrated approaches to comorbidity in young people
by Leanne Hides, Research Fellow, Clinical Research Coordinator and Dan I Lubman Senior Lecturer, SURRF, ORYGEN Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Victoria

Sporting clubs go beyond sport