Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scene / David B. Cooper -- The family perspective / Alex G. Copello -- The individual's perspective: hard to reach people or hard to access services? / Daren Garratt, Anthony A. Birt and Linda Lee -- The female perspective / Jessica Davis, Brenda M. Happell and Mikah Montgomery -- The older adult's perspective / Wayne Skinner, Marilyn White-Campbell, Helem M.R. Meier and Meldon Kahan -- The young person's perspective / Ilana B. Crome and Alexander Baldacchino -- The child's perspective / Philip D. James and Bobby P. Smyth -- The additive effect of mental health-substance use on cognitive impairment / Victoria C.L. Manning and Shai L. van der Karre Betteridge -- Mental health-substance use first aid / Betty A. Kitchener, Anthony F. Jorm and Dan I. Lubman -- Mental health-substance use: why do general practitioners need to know about it? / Chris Holmwood -- Mental health-substance use: presenting together in primary care, the practical challenge / Hugh M. Campbell -- Integrated service and system planning debate / Brian R. Rush and Louise Nadeau -- Mental health-substance use in emergency settings / Salena Williams -- Crime, prison, mental health-substance use / Lisa Blecha, Michael Lukasiewicz and Michel Reynaud -- Communicating harm reduction / Cheryl Kipping.