Vânia Mendes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vânia Mendes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vânia |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendes |
| SIGNATURE | MENDES V |
| AFFILIATIONS | APDES – Agência Piaget para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6228-8116 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“My first 48 hours out”
BACKGROUND: Prisoners report much higher prevalence rates of drug use and more harmful consumption patterns than the general population. People who use drugs have above-average experiences with the criminal justice system in general, and the prison system and subsequent release situations in particular. Release from prison is associated with increased mortality rates among drug users due to the risk of overdose. The EU-funded project 'My first 48…
Continuity of care for drug users in prison and beyond
Social work in prisons is linked to specific tasks regarding the care for the people who are incarcerated. A multi-country qualitative study was set up to explore drug users’ and professionals’ perceptions of continuity of care in prison and beyond. It has been pointed out that continuity of care is associated with different barriers, especially regarding social work. Nevertheless, good practice examples do exist and could be implemented by socia…
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“My first 48 hours out”
BACKGROUND: Prisoners report much higher prevalence rates of drug use and more harmful consumption patterns than the general population. People who use drugs have above-average experiences with the criminal justice system in general, and the prison system and subsequent release situations in particular. Release from prison is associated with increased mortality rates among drug users due to the risk of overdose. The EU-funded project 'My first 48…
Continuity of care for drug users in prison and beyond
Social work in prisons is linked to specific tasks regarding the care for the people who are incarcerated. A multi-country qualitative study was set up to explore drug users’ and professionals’ perceptions of continuity of care in prison and beyond. It has been pointed out that continuity of care is associated with different barriers, especially regarding social work. Nevertheless, good practice examples do exist and could be implemented by socia…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Prison (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Computer Science (1 work)