Danya Fast

Assistant Professor

The University of British Columbia

Canada

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Danya Fast is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Her research primarily focuses on the experiences of marginalized youth, particularly 2S/LGBTQ+ individuals, related to substance use and homelessness. Recent publications include studies on the impact of social structures on recovery and mental health among adolescents, as well as evidence-based interventions for youth using nonmedical opioids. Through her work, she aims to inform strategies for homelessness prevention and support for vulnerable populations.

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Brittany Dennis

Assistant Professor

The University of British Columbia

CANADA

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Trevor Goodyear

Assistant Professor

The University of British Columbia

CANADA

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Rod Knight

CANADA

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Pierre-julien Coulaud

Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

FRANCE

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Travis Salway

Assistant Professor

Simon Fraser University

CANADA

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Rebecca Haines-Saah

Associate Professor

University of Calgary

CANADA

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Kora DeBeck

Associate Professor

Simon Fraser University - Vancouver

CANADA

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Sereana Naepi

University of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND

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Roberto Sassi

Psychiatrist in chief

BC Children's Hospital

CANADA

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Danya Fast

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Articles (19)

Re-making selves and social worlds: Experiences of live-in substance use treatment among adolescents experiencing social structural marginalization in Vancouver

Making Homes in Un-Homelike Places among Young People in Vancouver: Implications for Homelessness Prevention

Intersecting transitions among 2S/LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness: A scoping review

A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions and Health-Related Services for Youth Who Use Nonmedical Opioids in Canada and the United States

2S/LGBTQ+ youth substance use and pathways to homelessness: A photovoice study

Homes of substance: Drugs and the making of home/lessness for 2S/LGBTQ+ youth

Looking beyond drugs: A scoping review of recovery in the context of illicit substance use among adolescents and young adults

Navigating and negotiating “outness” among 2S/LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness

Road to Recovery: protocol for a mixed-methods prospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a new model of substance use care in a Canadian setting

‘I turn to my closest friends for support’: queer youth navigating mental health during COVID-19

Methadone Maintenance Treatment Discontinuation Among Young People who use Opioids in Vancouver, Canada

Using photovoice to understand experiences of opioid use among sexual and gender minority youth in Vancouver, Canada

“They are always focusing on the person who is doing the worst”: Exploring how crisis shapes young people's pathways in and out of supportive housing in Vancouver, Canada

Risk mitigation guidance and safer supply prescribing among young people who use drugs in the context of COVID-19 and overdose emergencies

Staying Together No Matter What: Becoming Young Parents on the Streets of Vancouver

Autonomy and (In)Capacity to Consent in Adolescent Substance Use Treatment and Care

Interventions to Reduce Opioid Use in Youth At-Risk and in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: A Scoping Review

COVID-19 vaccine intention among young adults: Comparative results from a cross-sectional study in Canada and France

Characterizing the Landscape of Service Provider Needs and Gaps in Services during the Canadian Youth Polysubstance Use Health Crisis

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Brittany Dennis

Trevor Goodyear

Rod Knight

Pierre-julien Coulaud

Travis Salway

Rebecca Haines-Saah

Kora DeBeck

Sereana Naepi

Roberto Sassi

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