Title: Community-Based Approaches in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Field Experiences from Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Introduction
Substance use has become a growing concern across India, with youth being disproportionately affected. In...
Date: 22 August 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Participants: 40 Government Officers (Development Officers and similar ranks) Theme: “Empathy in Action: Building Resilient Communities through Soft Skills & Substance Use Prevention”
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Guru Shiksha is a transformative three-day teacher training programme designed to empower educators as mentors, guides, and protectors of youth well-being. Held at the serene Galle Wakwella Training Center, this initiative brings together...
This report details the successful execution of a three-day residential teacher training program on school-based drug prevention, branded as the "Shiksha" program. Held from July 29th to 31st, 2025, at the Sarvodaya Training Center in...
Challenges Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction with Co‑Occurring Disorders in Nairobi and Kiambu.
Prepared by: Kelvin Ateko, Mental Health Nurse
Setting: Urban outpatient/inpatient mental health and addiction services in Nairob ans Kiambu i...
The 2025 Annual Report to the Parliament on Drug Addictions in Italy offers a comprehensive overview of the current drug addiction landscape. Despite a slight decline in youth drug use for the first time since 2018, the report highlights...
Childhood is often painted as a carefree canvas, but for too many, it’s a battleground where unseen wounds are carved and wounds that echo into adolescence and beyond. In my project, Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Drug...
This report from the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health reviews what we know about women’s substance use treatment and recovery in Canada. It highlights the need for trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and family-focused care. Since...
Pre-Arrest Diversion Is the “Handle” on the Front Door of the US Justice System.
Many people can be safely deflected in the community instead of entering the justice system.
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.
Summary:
This review examines research as it relates to mentoring as a prevention strategy for delinquent behavior. The appeal of mentoring as a delinquent behavior prevention strategy is understandable given its relatively low cost and...
This report, Preventing Youth Arrests through Deflection: Best Practices and Recommendations, is a collection of research-informed best-practices from the Commission for effective deflection programs for youth. As a state advisory group...
This brief reviews the prevalence of mental health issues among youth in the juvenile justice system, including: 1) the types of disorders among youth across juvenile justice settings, 2) the rates of adversity and trauma among these youth...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) presents Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The National Survey on Drug...
The Sequential Intercept Model provides a conceptual framework for communities to use when considering the interface between the criminal justice and mental health systems as they address concerns about criminalization of people with mental...
The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...
