At the end, you can choose to express interest in a future phase of the study, which may involve a one-on-one interview with the lead researcher.

If you live in Canada or the UK and have been affected by a loved one’s substance use, you’re invited to take part in a short, anonymous online survey. The survey asks about your experiences - including what supports were available and what barriers you and your loved one may have faced.

yet it it is STILL not happening on the ground for so many. As long as professionals/services/care providers fail to uphold these standards and fail the vulnerable people they are meant to protect then we will remain in a state of crisis regarding mental health and addiction.

H& S care standards & NHS patients charter of rights are just some of the docs available to set out expectation’s from services/professionals & you will find reoccurring themes of ‘person-centred care’ holistic approach’ ‘patient/client involvement/participation in their own treatment and care’

MAT standards( specifically Mat standard 6: system providing MAT is Psychologically informed & delivers psychosocial interventions and Mat standard 9: co-occuring drug use and mental health can receive mental health treatment at point of MAT delivery).

Addressing only one part of the problem is never going to be effective as I am seeing firsthand on a national level. Trying to target mental health or addiction only, instead of focusing on treating both simultaneously is leaving people feeling hopeless, lost and with nowhere to turn in a crisis.