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Prof. Frances Kay-Lambkin

Status Update: Completed

eCliPSE UON is a set of free online treatment programs for students of the University of Newcastle who are wanting to improve with mental health or reduce alcohol or other drug use. eCliPSE allows students to complete some initial questionnaires to receive feedback about their mood and substance use and a recommendation on the most appropriate program. 

There are currently four treatment programs available:

  1. 1. “Healthy Lifestyles” – designed to help people to reduce or quit smoking and improve heart health through healthy diet and exercise
  2. 2. “Breaking the ICE” – a brief program to help people who use stimulants reflect on their use and make changes in their life
  3. 3. “SHADE” – a 10 week program designed to help people experiencing symptoms of depression who are drinking alcohol or using other drugs
  4. 4. “The DEAL project” – a 4 week program designed for young people with concerns about depression and alcohol use

eCliPSE has been developed in conjunction with NSW Health and the University of New South Wales initially and modified here with assistance from staff at Student Care and Equity at the University of Newcastle to suit the needs of the University of Newcastle student community. The eCliPSE resources have all been developed, tested and found to be effective in Australia. 

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Aim

This research aims to improve the capacity of mainstream mental health and drug and alcohol services to manage and treat co-occurring health problems and to expand specialist treatment options, including improved referral pathways between generic and specialist treatment.

Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders are common, especially among treatment seeking populations. Such comorbidity is associated with a range of negative outcomes and severe illness course. In the longer term, these conditions are even associated with increased rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Treatment studies of substance use and comorbid mental disorders suggest that interventions can be effective, but translation of treatment into practice is weak. Enabling mental health and drug and alcohol workers to better respond to people with co-occurring mental disorders and substance use will improve the outcomes for people with co-occurring disorders. Improved clinical management of people with comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol disorders is a priority for NSW Health.  Central to this is ensuring the effective transfer of research findings to the clinical workforce and policy, which is critical to developing innovative responses to comorbidity

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