Barriers to Support for People Experiencing Problem Substance Use and Homelessness

Stirling
United Kingdom
Event Type
ISSUP Webinar
Language(s)

English

Themes
Treatment
Tags (Keywords)
homelessness
barriers
support
substance use

Barriers to Support for People Experiencing Problem Substance Use and Homelessness

Submitted by Olivia Woodrow - 11 January 2022
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ISSUP would like you to attend the Second Event in the Webinar Series on Substance Use and Homelessness: New Perspectives from Research and Practice.

The second webinar will explore the barriers to accessing support for people who are experiencing both problem substance use and homelessness. Drawing on evidence gathered from a range of primary research and systematic reviews, interventions to address these barriers will be discussed. 

Time: 2PM UK Time

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Learning Outcomes:

  1. To understand the different barriers to access support for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use.
  2. To understand and examine the evidence base for different interventions to address these barriers. 

Presenter:
Dr Hannah Carver is a Lecturer in Substance Use at University of Stirling and Co-Director of the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research (SACASR). Her research interests include substance use, homelessness, harm reduction, health inequalities, qualitative research and systematic review methodologies.

Webinars and online events delivered and hosted by the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) are provided for informational purposes only. They are educational in nature and do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.