Join us for the first session in a new series on Stigma and Substance Use. The series is a collaboration between ISSUP South Africa, ISSUP Nigeria, ISSUP Kenya and ISSUP UK. Presentations by Prof. Liezille Jacobs and Paul Ashley will focus on 'The Language of Stigma and Substance Use Disorder'. Hear a review of interventions for destigmatising people who live with SUD through the language we use as professionals. Presentations: 'Perpetuating stigma: Why "Women Who Drink Are Low Class Citizens" is the wrong message', Prof. Liezille Jacobs, Head of Department in Psychology, Rhodes University, South Africa 'Pilot Scheme Observations: Substance Misuse Specialist in Mental Health Urgent Care Services’, Paul Ashley, Specialist Urgent Care Practitioner, Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, UK
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