Housing Exclusion and Mental Health: Lídia Fernandes co-authors a new chapter for the thematic dossier Comportamentos Aditivos e Margens, coordinated by Vasco Calado.

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researcher Lídia Canha Fernandes, co-authored the chapter ‘Exclusão Habitacional, Saúde Mental e Novas Substâncias Psicoativas’ (Housing Exclusion, Mental Health and New Psychoactive Substances), with Paulo Vitorino Fontes, Hélder Fernandes, and João Mendes Coelho, for the thematic dossier Comportamentos Aditivos e Margens, coordinated by Vasco Calado. 

This publication, issued by ICAD - Instituto para os Comportamentos Aditivos e Dependências, aims to foster a stronger link between science, decision-making, action, and citizenship – one of the objectives of the PNRCAD 2021–2030.  

In the words of João Goulão, President of ICAD, this publication represents an invaluable contribution towards "deepening our knowledge of certain phenomena – both old and emerging – that demand our attention today. Giving them visibility, contextualizing them, and investing in their understanding is an essential condition for continuing to build effective, humane, and sustainable responses." 

The chapter is grounded in the study À Margem and the experience of over two decades of the Novo Dia – Associação para a Inclusão Social (Novo Dia – Association for Social Inclusion). 

Available here (Pages 49–65): https://www.icad.pt/DocumentList/GetFile?id=1170&languageId=1