Background & Purpose
Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) theme group, aims to advance MHSU services and policy research in Canada by creating a national network of trainees, researchers, decision-makers, health professionals, policy-makers, people with lived and living experience, and others who are passionate about MHSU services and policy research.
We envision that the MHSU theme group will include a broad focus on:
- All age groups and populations
- Spectrum of mental health, including positive mental health, psychological distress, and all types of mental illness, from diverse theoretical frameworks (e.g., Diagnostic Statistical Manual, Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, Research Domain Criteria)
- Continuum of substance use health and substance use disorder, recognizing that not all substance use causes harm and appreciating both harm reduction and abstinence-focused services and policies
- Biopsychosocial-spiritual risk and protective factors related to mental health and/or substance use health
- Health promotion, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders (including substance use disorders)
We are committed to co-creating the structure, purpose, and goals of this working group with interested members.
Organization & Leadership
- Jilian Halladay
- Matthew Menear
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