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Filter by:This project is measuring the effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention among primary care providers. Both staff and clients will be asked to complete survey data in order to measure the effectiveness. This is a randomized control trial in that three health centres will receive the intervention and three will not. Results will determine if this intervention reduces stigma among staff toward people with a mental health problem and/or substance use problem.
This project is designed to address the urgent need for an effective primary prevention approach to the problem of sexual violence among college students. The project involves developing, feasibility testing, and testing for effectiveness an innovative new approach to the primary prevention of sexual violence, alcohol, and drug abuse among college students utilizing both online e-learning and small group facilitator-led intervention modalities. The intervention is an adaptation of the successful evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention approach called Life Skills Training (LST). The adapted intervention is designed to address the relationship between sexual violence and substance abuse; positively change social norms surrounding alcohol/drug abuse and sexual violence; train bystanders to identify and appropriately respond to problematic situations; and build social, self-regulation, and relationship skills through interactive learning and behavioral rehearsal scenarios. At the conclusion of the study, the investigators expect to be able to widely disseminate and market a new evidence-based primary prevention intervention for sexual violence for use in a variety of higher educational settings.
Many people living with HIV use illicit drugs, which leads to worsened health outcomes and increased transmission of HIV due to poor adherence to medication regimens. This research will develop an intervention targeting medication adherence that is tailored to the unique needs of HIV-infected drug users. This research will promote adherence and improve treatment outcomes among HIV-infected drug users thereby minimizing the development of drug resistant strains of HIV and reducing transmission.