British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (BCCEWH)

Examines factors across the lifespan that demonstrate why an examination of sex differences and gender influences is crucial to any policy work in mental health and substance use.

Provides an overview of data on alcohol and substance use among Canadian girls and women.

Discusses research that looked at the relationship between alcohol and substance use in women who experience intimate partner violence and treatment interventions made available in transition houses or shelters.

Discusses how deinstitutionalization affects men and women differently and what kind of unique needs arise when people are relocated to new communities.

Discusses integrated and women-centred approaches to treatment and support for women who experience mental health, trauma-related and substance use problems.

Describes research looking at the different aspects of women's roles in the consumption and production of tobacco, the effects of tobacco use on women's health, and the impact of tobacco control efforts on girls and women around the world.

Discusses the health consequences caused by over-prescription of benzodiazepines to older Aboriginal women.

Summarizes the ways in which substance use and addiction differ for girls and women, and the implications of those differences for policy, research, systems and services.

Argues that current trends in women’s substance use demand a concerted, women-centred response.

Presents a brochure documenting how information in medical records can't be assumed to be a reliable and objective account of woman abuse.