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Internship Opportunity- UNODC
The internship is located in the Conference Support Section (CSS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. The position is...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use
CCSA is the go-to place in Canada for trusted information on COVID-19 and substance use.
In response to threat posed by COVID- 19, they have put together a collection of resources from websites and organizations from around the world.
The...
EUSPR 2020 Award Nominations
Nominations for 2020 EUSPR awards are now open. The closing data for nomination is Wednesday 30th September at 1pm, UK time. This is an important opportunity for EUSPR members to recognise individuals who have made an important contribution...
Famílias, como prevenir? O diálogo começa em casa.
Famílias, como prevenir? O diálogo começa em casa. Conversando com Maria de Fátima Padin
Em seu canal do YouTube, Drogas e Sociedade, Gleuda Apolinário recebe a Dra. Maria de Fátima Padin para uma conversa sobre como prevenir o uso de...
Álcool, drogas e direção – Semana Nacional do Trânsito
De 18 a 25 de Setembro – Semana Nacional do Trânsito
Álcool, drogas e direção: perceba o risco… Proteja a vida!
A Semana Nacional de Trânsito (SNT), conforme disposto no art. 326 do Código de Trânsito Brasileiro (CTB), é comemorada...
UNODC PTRS Organized Informal Expert Consultation on Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Settings
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are now close to 80 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, and with mental health among this segment of the world’s population already a neglected area, the treatment...
Behaviour Change Theory Database
Here you can find a collection of theories of behaviour change.
The ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) is a formal system for representing theories of behaviour and behaviour change. So far it has been applied to a total of 76 theories...
Master’s Program in Addiction Policy and Practice
Georgetown Announces Master’s Program in Addiction Policy and Practice.
The new program seeks to build a national policy workforce to respond to one of the most untreated chronic health conditions in the United States.
Georgetown...
Dia Nacional de Prevenção e Combate à Depressão
Neste 15 de setembro, Dia Nacional de Prevenção e combate à Depressão, precisamos falar sobre a relação da adolescência, da depressão, do uso de drogas e do suicídio entre nossos filhos e amigos.
O suicídio é a segunda causa de morte em...
Applied Prevention Science International (APSI)- Upcoming Courses
The APSI Education Centre is running a series of summer courses. Find out more about the events below.
Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions and Policies: New Tools for Prevention Professionals
Sep 24, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Sep 29, 3...
Telehealth Learning Series for SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Providers
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network, the Center for Excellence on Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI), the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers, and the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse...
Prevenção ao suicídio
Neste mês de setembro, salvar vidas é falar sobre Prevenção ao Suicídio.
Para o Freemind e ISSUP Brasil, salvar vidas é a nossa missão e o caminho para isso é a Prevenção.
Nossos jovens e até mesmo nossas crianças estão cada dia mais...
2020 EUSPR Awards
Nominations for 2020 EUSPR awards are now open. The closing data for nomination is Wednesday 30th September at 1pm, UK time. This is an important opportunity for EUSPR members to recognise individuals who have made an important contribution...
World Suicide Prevention Day
Every year on the 10th of September organisations and communities around the world come together to raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people die by suicide.
Close to 800 000 people die by suicide every year...
Online Training- Families and Substance Use
Course: Families and substance use: the impact of hidden harm, trauma and protective factors
An online training course, delivered via Zoom.
The training will take place over two days and four separate sessions, lasting two and a half...
Alguém Perguntou às Crianças como Elas Estão se Sentindo?
Quais os direitos das crianças?
Um deles é o direito a brincar, uma vez que o brincar se apresenta como ferramenta essencial para a sua saúde durante seu crescimento, já que ela se descobre na brincadeira, bem como apreende o mundo de...
African Civil Society Common Position on Drugs
Building on developments at the international level – including the March 2019 Ministerial Declaration on strengthening actions for the world drug problem and the recently adopted African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control – please find...
Worker wellbeing
Taking care of your health is important no matter what you do for a living. But when it comes to AOD work it’s all the more important. Working in the AOD sector can be very rewarding but the passion and dedication that drives many who work...
ICATT: Indonesian Consortium of Addiction Technology Transfer, SEA-HATTC’s Expansion of New Learning Community, Building Capacity, and Solving the Shortage of Mental Health and Addiction Workforce


Author: Eduardo Renaldo & Eva Suryani
Mental health is a global problem. Mental health personnel faces critical challenges in delivery of care particularly in remote areas. Given the uneven knowledge/skill development and geographic...
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