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Developing, Implementing and Evaluating a Mental Health Training Program for Police Officers
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Interactions between police and individuals suffering from mental illness are very frequent. Police forces are regularly first responders to those with mental illness. Unfortunately, on occasion interactions are violent and sometimes fatal. Despite this, training police how to best interact with...
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Digital Innovations to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Individuals with Problematic Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
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This dissertation explores the questions “What technology-based interventions are of most benefit in supporting the health and/or rehabilitation of individuals with substance use disorders? Where and how can they be most effectively embedded in the health system?” Chapter 1 begins with an...
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Developmental Vulnerabilities and Mental Health: Implications for Children and Adolescents in Alberta Using an Evidence-Based Approach
DownloadFall 2024
This paper-based thesis presents a comprehensive investigation into developmental vulnerability and mental health-related utilization in young individuals, including physicians’ office visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, utilizing population-level data. The primary...
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Improving Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: A Qualitative and Quantitative Exploration into the Current State of Services in Alberta, Canada
DownloadSpring 2023
Background There is a paucity of evidence-based research aimed at determining best-practice treatment in the context of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Despite the high prevalence of mental illness in youth, no gold-standard for treatment currently exists. Assessment tools...
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Fall 2019
Stories matter deeply. They help us see, experience, understand, and make meaning in our world and lives. As we will see in this dissertation, to create lasting positive social change, we need new stories, stories that reveal new paths, hopes, and futures. Art is a powerful storytelling medium,...