Archive for August 2024

Evaluating the effectiveness of a tailored online educational video on the contraceptive knowledge and decision making of young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: findings from the EXTEND-PREFER study

Adults’ and older adults’ mental health during COVID-19 in Hong Kong: An ecological analysis of family resilience.

24/95 NIHR NICE Rolling Call (EME Programme) (Closes on 10 Dec)

Intersectionality informed and narrative-shifting whole school approaches for LGBTQ+ secondary school student mental health: A UK qualitative study

Effectiveness of buprenorphine (naloxone) for opioid dependence does not differ across opioid categories: a retrospective cohort study from India

Mental Capacity Act (MCA) directory

Retention of survival swimming skills among SwimSafe graduates in rural communities of Bangladesh: Results from a cross-sectional study

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescent Girls Aged 13–17 Years — U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, 2013–2023

‘Only 28’ medical social workers for all of Sabah is ‘clearly inadequate’, says Chief Minister

malaymail | Bernama

Sabah’s 28 medical social work officers (PKSP) are insufficient to meet the needs of patients requiring further intervention for optimal social functioning, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Facing Cancer Alone Doesn’t Have to Feel Lonely

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK social worker Sabrina Feldman checks in with a patient…. Sabrina works to build close relationships with patients, so she knows what’s happening in their lives and can make sure their care team is aware in case it impacts their treatment.

AI and XAI second opinion: the danger of false confirmation in human-AI collaboration

Accessing Innovative Mental Health Services for Depression in Vietnam (AIMDiV)

Playing twister on the stairs: in defence of public health

Hookah Battle: the global sponsoring and brand marketing of smoking competitions

Overdose Prevention

To use or not to use electronic cigarettes? Reasons for use, stopping use and their behavioural sequelae among Mexicans who smoke

While some cities clear homeless encampments, others are granting a ‘right to shelter’

The Conversation | J Kane/Alamy

Estimates from the US suggest that around 653,000 people experience homelessness on any given night. In Canada, the number is around 32,000. The US rate per capita is about 1.5 times that of Canada, though this varies widely across different cities and regions. Makeshift tent encampments providing basic spaces of shelter and safety have been established across North America, acting as stark visual reminders of growing housing crises. Above: A police officer approaching a tent in a park in Grants Pass, Oregon. J

Intergenerational Educational (Im)mobility Among Those Born in the United States, 1940 to 1990

Receipt of Opioid Agonist Treatment in provincial correctional facilities in British Columbia is associated with a reduced hazard of nonfatal overdose in the month following release

Objective and subjective accounts of urban exposures for epidemiological research on mental health. Measurement and analysis

First-Line Antidepressants Linked to Lower Fall Risk in Older Patients With Depression

APA

Compared with adults receiving no treatment, those receiving psychotherapy did not demonstrate any increased or decreased risk of falls or related injuries. However, compared with no treatment, taking first-line antidepressants was associated with a lower risk of falls.