Jo‐hanna Ivers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4618667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo‐hanna Ivers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo‐hanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivers |
| SIGNATURE | IVERS J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7723-8787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland
Age at first alcohol and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict substance use in early adulthood when considered jointly in extensively adjusted models. These findings highlight the continued urgent need for public health interventions that address factors associated with early alcohol use and support adolescents who use alcohol in a high-risk manner given their elevated risk of progression to more serious substance use as adults
Evaluating referrals to three urban specialist mental health services for people experiencing homelessness over a 1-year period
Background: There are high numbers of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Ireland. PEH have complex needs, and have higher rates of mental disorder than their housed counterparts. To date, there has been limited research conducted on this population, and their specific needs. Aims: In this study, we explored the demand for the three specialist mental health services for people experiencing homelessness (MHSPEH) in Dublin by evaluating all r…
The importance of co-produced, multi-method, independent scientific evidence in times of alternative truths and global policy debates
Developing a health promoting university in Trinity College Dublin—overview and outline process evaluation
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have the potential to impact positively on the health and wellbeing of their staff and students. Using and expanding on the ‘health promoting university’ (HPU) platform within HEIs, this article provides a description of ‘Healthy Trinity’, which is an initiative underway in Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. First, Healthy Trinity is contextualized in background literature including internationa…
A Systematized Review of Drug-checking and Related Considerations for Implementation as A Harm Reduction Intervention
Drug-checking services (DCS) provide people who use drugs (PWUD) the opportunity to have their substances tested before consumption. Though some suggest they may have adverse consequences, DCS have been introduced as a harm reduction (HR) strategy. A systematized review of the literature regarding drug checking (DC) methods and testing locations, advantages and disadvantages, and legal frameworks with an emphasis on HR was conducted referencing P…
Increased levels of hope are associated with slower rates of relapse following detoxification among people living with opioid dependence
Background The present study was conducted to estimate the association between measures of hope for the future and time to substance use relapse among people living with opioid dependence following their discharge from opioid detoxification programs.Method The data for this investigation were collected from a prospective cohort study of patients who completed detoxification in Ireland (N = 142). After baseline, participants completed follow-up vi…
Inkspots and ice cream cones
The model of recovery is based on an individualized and personalized journey of change and growth that is recognized both to be socially supported and mediated and to be contextually bound in terms of community resources and assets (as well as barriers and challenges in the local community). Specificity and precision has been added to recovery models by the emerging concept of ‘recovery capital’ creating not only the potential for a recovery metr…
Mothers experiences of the Parenting Under Pressure Program (PuP) in a Residential Therapeutic Community
Several studies suggest parental substance use, while not always the case, exposes children to a higher risk of physical, psychological, behavioral and emotional problems. Identifying interventions that best support the parent and child needs is imperative. The PuP programme aims to improve family functioning and child outcomes by supporting parents who are or have been drug or alcohol dependent. PuP combines psychological principles relating to …
A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience of the Recovery Process in Opioid-Dependent Patients Post-Detoxification
Recovery was seen as a process that was not always linear, and lapse and relapse were viewed as part of this process. Patients had great insight into "risk factors for relapse," information and knowledge gained over several years and many treatment episodes. Furthermore, the findings illustrate the role insight plays in any learning and growth experience and the emphasis that is placed upon it within the treatment journey; insight is a fundamenta…
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A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience of the Recovery Process in Opioid-Dependent Patients Post-Detoxification
Recovery was seen as a process that was not always linear, and lapse and relapse were viewed as part of this process. Patients had great insight into "risk factors for relapse," information and knowledge gained over several years and many treatment episodes. Furthermore, the findings illustrate the role insight plays in any learning and growth experience and the emphasis that is placed upon it within the treatment journey; insight is a fundamenta…
Mothers experiences of the Parenting Under Pressure Program (PuP) in a Residential Therapeutic Community
Several studies suggest parental substance use, while not always the case, exposes children to a higher risk of physical, psychological, behavioral and emotional problems. Identifying interventions that best support the parent and child needs is imperative. The PuP programme aims to improve family functioning and child outcomes by supporting parents who are or have been drug or alcohol dependent. PuP combines psychological principles relating to …
Inkspots and ice cream cones
The model of recovery is based on an individualized and personalized journey of change and growth that is recognized both to be socially supported and mediated and to be contextually bound in terms of community resources and assets (as well as barriers and challenges in the local community). Specificity and precision has been added to recovery models by the emerging concept of ‘recovery capital’ creating not only the potential for a recovery metr…
Increased levels of hope are associated with slower rates of relapse following detoxification among people living with opioid dependence
Background The present study was conducted to estimate the association between measures of hope for the future and time to substance use relapse among people living with opioid dependence following their discharge from opioid detoxification programs.Method The data for this investigation were collected from a prospective cohort study of patients who completed detoxification in Ireland (N = 142). After baseline, participants completed follow-up vi…
Developing a health promoting university in Trinity College Dublin—overview and outline process evaluation
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have the potential to impact positively on the health and wellbeing of their staff and students. Using and expanding on the ‘health promoting university’ (HPU) platform within HEIs, this article provides a description of ‘Healthy Trinity’, which is an initiative underway in Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. First, Healthy Trinity is contextualized in background literature including internationa…
A Systematized Review of Drug-checking and Related Considerations for Implementation as A Harm Reduction Intervention
Drug-checking services (DCS) provide people who use drugs (PWUD) the opportunity to have their substances tested before consumption. Though some suggest they may have adverse consequences, DCS have been introduced as a harm reduction (HR) strategy. A systematized review of the literature regarding drug checking (DC) methods and testing locations, advantages and disadvantages, and legal frameworks with an emphasis on HR was conducted referencing P…
The importance of co-produced, multi-method, independent scientific evidence in times of alternative truths and global policy debates
Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland
Age at first alcohol and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict substance use in early adulthood when considered jointly in extensively adjusted models. These findings highlight the continued urgent need for public health interventions that address factors associated with early alcohol use and support adolescents who use alcohol in a high-risk manner given their elevated risk of progression to more serious substance use as adults
Evaluating referrals to three urban specialist mental health services for people experiencing homelessness over a 1-year period
Background: There are high numbers of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Ireland. PEH have complex needs, and have higher rates of mental disorder than their housed counterparts. To date, there has been limited research conducted on this population, and their specific needs. Aims: In this study, we explored the demand for the three specialist mental health services for people experiencing homelessness (MHSPEH) in Dublin by evaluating all r…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cohort (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Detoxification (alternative medicine (2 works)