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Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children

Scientific article

14 October 2022

Background There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment...

15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

7 August 2023

Sarawak

Malaysia

The 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ICCAP2023) will take place in Kuching, Sarawak (on Borneo Island), Malaysia from the 7th to 9th August 2023.

The conference theme “Enhancing resilience in children, young people and families in a changing world” will take an integrated global and multidisciplinary perspective.

Children whose parents use drugs: Promising practices and recommendations

Book

This report focuses on children growing up in families affected by drug and alcohol dependence, as well as on the services, programmes and practices that help to protect childhood and guarantee children’s needs while, at the same time...

Webinar: Re-Imagining Children's Rights Through a Family-Centred Lens

23 November 2022

Online

Every child has a right to a life free from harm within a community that supports them and their family to thrive.

But does every child get to experience these rights?

Parental Substance Use: Supporting School Aged Children (BASW Practice Guide)

Guide

1 July 2022

Children living with parents who use substances are a group of children who are overlooked in legislation, policy and practice. This guide draws on research that puts children’s voices front and centre. Findings from safeguarding practice...

Parental Substance Use: Supporting School Aged Children BASW Practice Guide

Supporting children and youth: Reading list

Reading List

Explore resources and reading on science-based drug prevention including those from the UNODC Listen First initiative.

ISSUP UNODC Listen First Drug Use Prevention Parenting Skills

Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents

Book

Today’s youth face many risks, including drug abuse, violence, and HIV/AIDS. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult. One of the goals of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to help the public...

Longitudinal Assessments of Neurocognitive Performance and Brain Structure Associated With Initiation of Tobacco Use in Children, 2016 to 2021

Scientific article

10 August 2022

Abstract Importance The landscape of tobacco use is changing. However, information about the association between early-age tobacco use and cognitive performances is limited, especially for emerging tobacco products such as electronic...

Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems

Video and audio recordings

20 September 2021

In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...

UNODC launches the CHILD Implementation Grants Programme

Call for Applications: UNODC launches the CHILD Implementation Grants Programme for the 1st time to strengthen the capacity of civil society from low- and middle-income countries working with children at risk of using