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Download full textPidd, Ken; Carne, Amanda; Roche, Ann – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document was produced by the authors, based on their research for the report "The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development", and is an added resource for further information. "The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development" uncovers concerns managers have around the training content,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Vocational Education, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
Moradi Sheykhjan, Tohid – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this article is to find out the significance of international perspectives for research on child abuse and neglect. Child abuse is not a new phenomenon. Increased international communication and exposure has brought awareness in many that child abuse is a phenomenon intrinsic to all human society since the beginning of time. Abuse…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Labor, At Risk Persons
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDworkis, Daniel A.; Tang, Willis; Ritcheson, Nicolas C. M.; Raviv, Orian; Fowler, Andrew; Ellig, Katelin; Goley, Stephanie; Arora, Sanjay – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Opioid use and the risk of opioid overdose are growing public health concerns for college-aged adults. Naloxone can temporarily reverse opioid overdoses, but only if easily accessible. On most college campuses, "blue light" phones (BLPs)--call boxes topped with a blue light--offer visible access to emergency services. We…
Descriptors: Prevention, Telecommunications, Access to Health Care, Drug Therapy
McCarron, Mary; O'Dwyer, Marie; Burke, Eilish; McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
There are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older adults with an ID. To begin to address this prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for participants in the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Associations with demographic variables and co morbid health conditions were…
Descriptors: Incidence, Epilepsy, Comorbidity, Older Adults
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
This report presents a first look at results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. The report presents national estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol,…
Descriptors: Smoking, Mental Health, Incidence, Drug Use
Griffin, Marlynn M.; Lake, Robert L. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Numerous recent media accounts indicate that teachers are being fired, put on probation, or otherwise censured because of information found on their social networking sites (SNS). While the literature in business, psychology, and pharmacy shows initial investigations of the impact of SNS information on hiring decisions, this area has not been…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Selection, Drinking
Diliberti, Melissa; Jackson, Michael; Correa, Samuel; Padgett, Zoe – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
Using data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), this report presents findings both on crime and violence in U.S. public schools and on the practices and programs schools have implemented to promote school safety. SSOCS collects information from public school principals about the prevalence of violent and serious violent crimes…
Descriptors: School Surveys, Crime, School Safety, Violence
Baro, Emmanuel E.; Ebhomeya, Loveth – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the information needs of nurses in two hospitals in Nigeria and the ways in which they went about attempting to meet those needs. Design/methodology/approach: The study is a descriptive survey of nurses at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yenagoa, and Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Foreign Countries, Job Performance, Databases
Goodman, Deborah, Ed. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2008
"SAMHSA News" is the national newsletter of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Published six times a year (bimonthly) by SAMHSA's Office of Communications, SAMHSA News contains information about the latest substance abuse and mental health treatment and prevention practices, recent statistics on mental health and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Rural Areas
Longman-Mills, Samantha; Gonzalez, Yolanda W.; Melendez, Marlon O.; Garcia, Monica R.; Gomez, Juan D.; Juarez, Cristina G.; Martinez, Eduardo A.; Penalba, Sobeyda J.; Pizzanelli, Miguel E.; Solorzano, Lucia I.; Wright, Gloria; Cumsille, Francisco; Sapag, Jaime; Wekerle, Christine; Hamilton, Hayley; Erickson, Patricia; Mann, Robert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Child maltreatment and substance abuse are both international public health priorities. Research shows that child maltreatment increases the risk for substance use and problems. Thus, recognition of this relationship may have important implications for substance demand reduction strategies, including efforts to prevent and treat substance use and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Public Health, Drug Abuse
de Miranda, John; Williams, Greg – Prevention Researcher, 2011
Young people are entering long-term recovery probably in greater numbers than ever before. A key word here is "probably" because we know precious little about the phenomenon of young people who recover from alcohol and drug addition. This article is a preliminary exploration of youth in recovery. It reviews several types of recovery support…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Young Adults, Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse
Troop, Don – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013
The sale of bodily goods or services--"body commodification"--is nothing new among college students. But strides in medical technology, the encroachment of market values on all facets of life, and the reach and culture of the Internet have combined to create a fertile environment for people who want or need to exploit the value of their skin or…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Employment, Paying for College, Human Body
Lopez, Adriana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Given the changing racial/ethnic composition of the United States, the impact of culture on adolescent health risk behaviors is an emerging and important issue. The purpose of the present study was to examine acculturation and ethnic identity and its impact on substance use, depression, and self-esteem in a sample of middle school students.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Acculturation, Ethnicity, Substance Abuse
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2015
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics' primary mission is to enhance data collection and reporting on children and families. "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2015" provides the Nation with a summary of national indicators of children's well-being and monitors changes in these indicators.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Indicators, Children, National Surveys
Boone, Christopher P. D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Background: The U.S. health care system has been under immense scrutiny for ever-increasing costs and poor health outcomes for its patients. Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) has emerged as a generally accepted practice by providers, policy makers, and scientists as an approach to identify the most clinical- and cost-effective interventions…
Descriptors: Public Health, Cost Effectiveness, Health Services, Access to Health Care
