YWSUD: Enhancing the voice of young women journeying through and beyond problematic substance use: Reverse innovation insights from India to the UK

英国的问题物质使用(PSU)在16-24岁的年轻人中最高，最近的一项估计是6.9%的女性每年消费非法物质。患有PSU的年轻女性是一个长期得不到充分服务、研究不足的群体。妇女的治疗需求是独一无二的，但缺乏提供，对患有多发性硬化症的妇女希望从服务中得到什么的研究也很少。我的使命是提高在PSU内外旅行的年轻女性的发言权。我把我在印度使用的视觉方法带来了洞察力，并将在研究、英国政策和服务发展中嵌入女性的观点。这项工作建立在与英国最大的药物和酒精治疗提供商之一人类慈善机构的合作基础上。目标1：加强对英国患有PSU的年轻女性的风险、复原力和康复体验的心理、社会和文化洞察。这将通过系统的研究审查和对12-15名18-30岁康复过程中的妇女进行不同样本的研究来实现。将使用可视化方法--知情访谈--生成数据，并利用专题分析进行分析。目标2：促进年轻女性在PSU方面的声音，以提高公众意识并为英国的政策提供信息。这将通过创作5部联合制作的电影、公众参与和宣传政策简报来实现。目标3：采用可视化方法，加强对患有多发性硬化症的年轻女性的服务。这将通过以下方式实现：与人类进行安置，重点是与服务用户和提供者进行知识交流，并编写一本关于使用视觉方法与PSU的年轻妇女进行培训的手册。科学影响包括了解支持PSU恢复的创新解决方案的基础。社会影响包括中断剥夺的代际循环。考虑到花在药物治疗上的每一磅钱节省的费用是未来费用的2.5倍，经济影响可能是巨大的。

UK problematic substance use (PSU) is highest in 16-24 year olds with a recent estimate that 6.9% of women consume illegal substances each year. Young women with PSU are a chronically-underserved, under-researched demographic. Women's treatment needs are unique, however there is a dearth of provision and little research on what women with PSU want from services. My mission is to enhance the voice of young women journeying through and beyond PSU. I bring insights from my use of visual methods with a similar demographic in India and will embed women's perspectives in research, UK policy, and service development. This work builds on a partnership with Humankind Charity, one of the UK's largest drug and alcohol treatment providers. Aim 1: To enhance psychological, social and cultural insights into the experience of risk, resilience and recovery with regard to young women with PSU in the UK. This will be achieved through a systematic research review and a research study with a diverse sample of 12-15 women aged 18-30 years on their recovery journey. Data will be generated using visual methods-informed interviews and analysed with Thematic Analysis. Aim 2: To promote young women's voice with respect to PSU to raise public awareness and inform policy in the UK. This will be achieved through creating 5 co-produced films, public engagement, and promoting a policy brief. Aim 3: To adapt visual methods to enhance service provision for young women with PSU. This will be achieved through a placement with Humankind focused on knowledge exchange with service users and providers, and the creation of a training manual on using visual methods with young women with PSU. Scientific impacts include understanding the basis of an innovative solution to supporting the recovery from PSU. Social impacts include interrupting the intergeneration cycle of deprivation. Economic impacts are potentially enormous given that every pound spent on drug treatment saves 2.5 times that in future costs.