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040 _aAFVC
100 _aJackson, Suzette C.
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245 _aA scoping review of Aotearoa New Zealand women's experiences of substance use, alcohol and drug services
_cSuzette Claire Jackson, Laura Ann Chubb and Irene de Haan
260 _c2023
_bAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers,
500 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 35(3), 58-75
520 _aNTRODUCTION: The experiences with healthcare services of women who use substances (WWUS)—especially when pregnant or parenting—are largely missing from research in Aotearoa. This scoping review was conducted to inform doctoral research on a new, integrated parenting and substance-use residential-treatment facility in Auckland: Te Whare Taonga. APPROACH: Two objectives of the review were to: 1) collate insights from experiences of women who use substances; and 2) synthesise strengths and weaknesses within current healthcare and alcohol or other drug (AOD) services to understand what works to support WWUS, particularly those who are pregnant or parenting. Peer-reviewed studies, grey literature, and theses published between 1992–2022 exploring the perspectives and views of WWUS and their experiences of substance use, healthcare services, and AOD-treatment providers in Aotearoa New Zealand, were scoped in multiple databases. FINDINGS: The review evidenced a need for gender-specific or gender-sensitive services that are non-stigmatising, accessible to pregnant or parenting women, and culturally appropriate. Holistic care tailored to individual need was considered important. Barriers to treatment included stigma, wait times, negative experiences of healthcare workers, and a lack of appropriate services to meet women’s needs. CONCLUSIONS: There is a lack of AOD services available to WWUS, and, subsequently, research is limited. However, the findings provide an understanding of how healthcare and treatment providers, social workers, whānau (extended family, family group, can include friends with no kinship ties), community, and funders can provide informed and empathetic support to WWUS, including those who are pregnant and parenting. (Authors' abstract). Record #8366
650 _aADVOCACY
_94258
650 4 _aALCOHOL ABUSE
_955
650 4 _aHEALTH
_9283
650 4 _aLITERATURE REVIEWS
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650 4 _aMOTHERS
_9392
650 4 _aPARENTING
_9429
650 4 _aPREGNANCY
_9455
650 4 _aSUBSTANCE ABUSE
_9584
650 4 _aWOMEN
_9645
650 4 _aSUPPORT SERVICES
_9591
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
700 _aChub, Laura Ann
_912310
700 _ade Haan, Irene
_93712
773 0 _tAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 35(3), 58-75
830 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work
_96152
856 _uhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/1060
_zOpen access, PDF
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE
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