Surviving through Substance Use: The Role of Substances in the Lives of Women who Appear before the Courts

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Wincup
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Social Satisfaction ◽  
Degree Of Control ◽  
Criminal Justice Professionals

Drawing upon qualitative data gathered through fieldwork in three bail hostels, this paper outlines the role of substance use (illegal drugs, alcohol, prescribed medication and food) in the lives of women awaiting trial. Their use of substance is explored within the context of the multiple and complex problems which shaped their lives. It is argued that womenís use of substances can be viewed as a active strategy to achieve personal and social satisfaction, to cope with stresses and problem experienced and to exert some degree of control over their lives. Whilst seemingly beneficial for the women in the short-term, ultimately substance use for this group of women can be seen as counter-productive and self-destructive; increasing the control of others (health care, social work and criminal justice professionals) over their lives, leading to social problems and damaging their emotional and physical well-being.

The Position Of The Bank Indonesia As The Lender Of Last Resort After The Enactment Of Law No. 9 Of 2016 On Prevention And Mitigation Of Financial System Crisis

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 08-11
Author(s):  
Theresia Anita Christiani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Lender Of Last Resort ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Paper Review

Objective - This paper explores the role of the Indonesian Central Bank as the Lender of the Last Resort. Methodology/Technique - This research uses normative juridical research and secondary data. Findings - The results indicate that the Bank of Indonesian, in coordination with the Financial Services Authority, still has the authority to grant short-term loans for banks with liquidity issues. Nevertheless, the Bank of Indonesia does not have authority to provide emergency finance facilities where the funding is granted at the government's expense. Novelty - This paper uses normative juridical research and qualitative data analysis. Type of Paper - Review. Keywords: Authority, Bank, Crises, Position, Prevention, Indonesia. JEL Classification: K10, K20.

Psychosocial Health at Work

2017 ◽  
pp. 75-87
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Vatansever
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Behavioral Interactions ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
Psychosocial Hazards ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
Degree Of Control

In today's 24/7 work life, mainly productivity demands and increasing work hours affect negatively employees' health and well-being. The negative qualities are called as psychosocial hazards they are defined as “new” and “increasing” risks of work environment. The job-demand-resources model explains the behavioral interactions at work environment that lead to psychosocial hazards and risks. This study aims to determine the demands of the working environment together with the degree of control given to the employees, the level of social support and how all these related to burnout. The subjects are 144 private security officers in a Turkish bank. Study confirmed the positive relation between job demands and burnout; on the otherhand the mediator role of control and supports are not validated.

Public Health and the Criminal Justice System

2019 ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
Gary Tennis ◽  
Kenneth J. Martz ◽  
Jac A. Charlier
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Health Care Intervention ◽  
Incarcerated Population

Approximately two-thirds of America’s incarcerated population suffers with untreated or undertreated substance use disorders, and many of those individuals commit several crimes related to drug use and addiction on a daily basis prior to being incarcerated. To end the opioid epidemic in the United States we not only need to bolster our health care and public health response to substance use disorders, we need to engage the criminal justice system as a specific touchpoint for public health intervention in communities and states across the country. The principal argument in the chapter is that while individuals with opioid and/or other substance use disorders should get treatment before ever being involved in crime—if they are justice-involved, it is imperative that the criminal justice system serve as a belated but necessary public health and health care intervention supportive of treatment, recovery, and prevention of addiction.

Governing for Health

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fran Baum
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fiscal Health ◽  
For Profit ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Economic Considerations ◽  
Public Decision

Governing for Health makes the argument that it is vital that governments and international agencies govern in the interests of protecting the environment and promoting human health and equity. A healthy society results from the organized efforts of every sector in society to promote health in all activities. The book examines how this can be done in the fiscal, health service, education, urban planning, environment, and local government sectors. It also promotes the crucial role of civil society in advocating for the health of people and the environment. The importance of the work of each sector to health is described, and the ways in which that work can be made more health promoting are examined. Each chapter contains practical examples of changes that can be made if governing for health is privileged. A key message of the book is that in the last decades economic considerations have come to dominate public decision-making so that governing for profit has been the single-minded aim of governments. The book argues passionately that new priorities are required that see all sectors governing for the needs of people and the environment rather than for short-term profits. The book also contains a chapter directed to politicians, suggesting a manifesto for well-being. It concludes by distilling the messages of the book into six central messages for governing for health, and ends with a plea that hope and courage should dominate decision-making.

scholarly journals Facilitating Eudaimonic Well-Being in Mental Health Care Organizations: The Role of Servant Leadership and Workplace Civility Climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan der Kinderen ◽  
Amber Valk ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova ◽  
Maria Tims
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Workplace Civility

Demanding and complex work within mental health care organizations places employee well-being at risk and raises the question of how we can positively influence the psychological well-being and functioning of these employees. This study explores the role of servant leadership and workplace civility climate in shaping eudaimonic well-being among 312 employees in a Dutch mental health care organization. The findings showed that servant leadership had a stronger relationship with eudaimonic well-being when workplace civility climate was high. Furthermore, the results showed that servant leadership was positively related to workplace outcomes, partially through eudaimonic well-being, and that this mediating process varied across different levels of workplace civility climate. This study contributes to the scholarly understanding of the role of servant leadership and a positive work climate in shaping psychological well-being at work.

scholarly journals COVID-19’s Impact on Substance Use and Well-Being of Younger Adult Cannabis Users in California: A Mixed Methods Inquiry

2021 ◽  
pp. 002204262110526
Author(s):  
Ekaterina V. Fedorova ◽  
Carolyn F. Wong ◽  
Bridgid M. Conn ◽  
Janna Ataiants ◽  
Ellen Iverson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Quantitative Sample ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Staying At Home

Few qualitative studies have examined the impact of COVID-19 on cannabis and alcohol use, and overall well-being among cannabis users. Cannabis users (aged 26-32) were surveyed quantitatively (n=158) and interviewed qualitatively (n=29) in April 2020–May 2021 in Los Angeles. 63.3% of the quantitative sample reported increasing use of either cannabis (29.1%) or alcohol (15.2%) or both (19.0%) following the COVID-19 outbreak. Qualitative data revealed that increases in cannabis and alcohol use were largely attributed to changes in employment and staying at home resulting in fewer impediments and boredom. Themes of loneliness and utilization of various coping strategies were more pronounced among those who increased cannabis and/or alcohol use. For some, increases in cannabis/alcohol use were temporary until participants adjusted to “a new normal” or embraced more adaptive coping strategies. Results suggest monitoring cannabis/alcohol use trends and identifying coping strategies to reduce the pandemic’s impact on substance use and mental health.

scholarly journals The hospital designed by hospitalized children and adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Karoline Dias da Silva Cassemiro ◽  
Aline Cristiane Cavicchioli Okido ◽  
Maria Cândida de Carvalho Furtado ◽  
Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Environmental Theory ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify, through the contributions of hospitalized children and adolescents, the characteristics they consider necessary for a hospital that promotes well-being and development. Method: descriptive and exploratory study, with qualitative data analysis, carried out with a total of 30 hospitalized children and adolescents. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, mediated by drawing, and analyzed by inductive thematic analysis, supported by the theoretical framework of the humanization of health care and the Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory. Results: the designed hospital takes up the principles of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory, as well as one of the guidelines of the National Humanization Policy, the environment, from two perspectives: elements and material resources from the physical environment; elements of comfort and well-being environment. Final considerations: hospitals such as the projected institution corroborate what is recommended in public policies, as they qualify health care.

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