Substance Use Disorder in Forensic Hospitals: Evidence Synthesis and Clinical Profiles
Substance use disorders (SUD) are highly prevalent in individuals with mental illness who interact with the criminal justice system, and inpatient forensic hospital care presents an opportunity for treatment. This talk will provide an overview of SUD-related practices and interventions in forensic hospitals and present clinical profiles of forensic inpatients with SUD. This presentation may be relevant to clinicians, researchers, and/or health system champions interested in improving SUD care at their organizations.
Lead by Dane Mauer-Vakil, a PhD Candidate in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo and a Mitacs Accelerate Fellow at the Waypoint Research Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology and a Master of Science in Health Services Research, both from the University of Toronto. His research centers on mental health services, systems, and policies, with a focus on forensic psychiatry, substance use, and bipolar disorder.