The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC) and support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (INL) is in the process of expanding UPC training program in Pakistan. At the initial stage UNODC will provide booster sessions to the already trained 11 national trainers on UPC Courses 1, 5 and 8. These Booster Sessions will help to be more equipped with the skills that are required by a trainer to train other professionals well. These booster sessions are conducted as...

This webinar is presented by Eric Siervo, Vice-President of International Programs of CADCA, Dr. Raquel Tolentino, Chairman and Ms. Rhodora Agoncillo, Secretary of the Association of Anti-Drug Abuse Coalitions of the Philippines Inc.  Session objectives include an in-depth overview on CADCA Model for Community Change and how it has been adapted to the context of the Philippines to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities. Additional topics including various phases coalition development, capacity building, partnerships with national and local governments, lessons learned and...

The UPC Coordinators Series provides a 288-hour training programme for prevention coordinators, managers, and students/trainees whose role includes, or will include coordination and supervision of the implementation of prevention interventions and/or policies. The content is organised within the following nine courses:

Course 1: Introduction to Prevention Science

Course 2: Physiology and Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists

Course 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of Prevention Interventions and Policies

Course 4: Family-based Prevention Interventions

Course 5: School-based Prevention...

UPC Implementers Series is written for implementers or practitioners who work with families, in schools, the workplace, and the community.

The aim of the series is to provide knowledge about prevention science and its application to the effective delivery of prevention interventions, and equip prevention practitioners with the requisite skills to implement effective evidence-based prevention programmes in their respective settings.

UPC Implementers Series

Core: Introduction to the Universal Prevention Curriculum Series for Implementers

Track 1: Monitoring and Evaluation of Prevention...

Overview:

The Prevention Science Early Career Reviewer Program is an effort which aims to both mentor early-career researchers in prevention science and increase the pool of possible reviewers. We invite emerging prevention scientists to apply to serve a two-year term as mentored reviewers for the journal Prevention Science.

Candidates apply for the position, and as part of that application process, they identify and secure a commitment from a prevention science mentor to supervise their appointment to the review board for the two-year period.

The candidate commits to providing up to 4...

Acorde con los avances científicos en materia de prevención del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y ante la heterogeneidad observada en el diseño de intervenciones preventivas en nuestro país,Se hace indispensable el diseño de políticas públicas basadas en evidencia científica, que contribuya a mejorar la calidad de estos servicios con acciones efectivas.

Con el propósito de homologar los criterios para diseñar programas de prevención efectivos, y con base en la evidencia científica disponible, la Comisión Nacional contra las Adicciones (CONADIC) presenta los Estándares Nacionales de...