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14th EUSPR Conference

Shared by Edie - 23 March 2023

Event Date

4 October 2023

Location:

Sarajevo

EUSPR 2023 is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in October 5th and 6th 2023, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the pre-conference day, October 4th.

Our theme this year is ‘Optimizing Prevention...

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The Changing Status of Marijuana and It's Implications for Prevention

Shared by Edie - 11 March 2023

Event Date

16 March 2023

Location:

Online

In this Prevention Talk, APSI will address the implications that the changing status of marijuana has for prevention and how prevention science can help us address these issues through family, media and environmental interventions. During...

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UPC School and Family Pilot Examination

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 27 January 2023

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The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.

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Online Instructor-Led Pilot Course on Monitoring and Evaluation of Substance Use Prevention Interventions and Policies: Experiences and Perceptions of International Participants

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 27 January 2023

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Scientific article

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Melgar, M. I., Usman, A., Rabajante, D. J. L., & Cañedo, F. G. (2022). Online instructor-led pilot course on monitoring and evaluation of substance use prevention interventions and policies: Experiences and perceptions of international participants. Adiktologie, 22(3), 184–192. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-003-0004

INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to use the best practices in the field. In the present global health situation, in which running face-to-face training seminars is extremely difficult, the most feasible option is through online learning. The aim of this study is to explore how the different aspects of a substance use prevention online course affected the overall effectiveness of the programme. ...

AddictologyIssue 3/2022

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Indonesian

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Teacher attitudes toward evidence-based practices: Exploratory and confirmatory analyses of the school-adapted evidence-based practice attitude scale

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 26 January 2023

Source: Merle, J. L., Cook, C. R., Locke, J. J., Ehrhart, M. G., Brown, E. C., Davis, C. J., & Lyon, A. R. (2023). Teacher attitudes toward evidence-based practices: Exploratory and confirmatory analyses of the school-adapted evidence-based practice attitude scale. Implementation Research and...

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ISSUP Oral Presentation for Lisbon Addictions 2022: Facilitating an Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention: INEP Plus

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 11 January 2023

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News

The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.

Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today.

ISSUP Team participated in an oral presentation highlighting the main outcome of the INEP Plus "Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention" programme; the facilitated online training programme led by ISSUP trainers to support the delivery of the INEP content provision.

The training was...

AddictologyIssue 2/2023

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Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 7 December 2022

Format

Scientific article

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Maina, G., Li, Y., Fang, Y. et al. Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature. BMC Public Health 22, 2281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14714-4

This scoping review explores various arts-based substance use prevention interventions for youth.

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Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 29 November 2022

Source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep22-06-01-005.pdf Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of...

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Mobilizing community resources in preventive measures: Issues, challenges and the way forward

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 28 November 2022

Event Date

24 January 2023

Location:

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

ISSUP Malaysia would like to invite you to their upcoming webinar on Mobilizing community resources in preventive measures: Issues, challenges and the way forward.

Time: 5PM Malaysia Time | 9AM UK Time | 10AM Czech Republic Time | 12PM...

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Attend INDRA: dialogues for an international didactic repository for addictions

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 15 November 2022

Are you attending Lisbon Addictions 2022 and want to learn more about the addiction workforce training that is available, and discuss how to enhance it?

Then please attend ‘INDRA: dialogues for an international didactic repository for addictions.’ Chaired by Marica Ferri, Head of Sector Support to Practice, EMCDDA.

Wednesday 23rd November 15:00 - 16:30. Insights Zone 2 (I2)

The aim is to represent the main international training experiences, their target groups, and learning objectives for finding synergies to meet the increasing demand for training. Presentations:

European initiatives...

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Prevención del uso problemático de alcohol en contextos de ocio de la población juvenil

Shared by Diana Crossan - 11 November 2022

Event Date

17 November 2022

Location:

Santiago

Chile

On the occasion of World No Alcohol Day, ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar to share visions, strategies or opportunities to promote low-risk alcohol consumption in nighttime recreational spaces in our youngest population.

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Substance Use Prevention: A review of what it means and requires through the language of football/soccer

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 4 November 2022

Event Date

29 November 2022

Location:

London

United Kingdom

ISSUP invites you to an upcoming two-part webinar on the topic of Substance Use Prevention.

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Dois Paises e um mesmo Problema: Prevenção na Pediatria

Shared by Diana Crossan - 25 October 2022

Event Date

22 November 2022

Location:

Sao Paulo

Brazil

ISSUP Brasil invites you to participate in a webinar with pediatricians discussing ways of prevention and how problems caused by substance use work.

The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 19h (Sao Paulo/Argentina...

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Centro comunitario de salud mental éxitos en la prevención y tratamiento de personas que consumen sustancias psicoactivas

Shared by Diana Crossan - 17 October 2022

Event Date

20 October 2022

Location:

Lima

Peru

ISSUP Peru invites you to participate in a webinar on community addiction prevention and control services.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 11:00 (Peru time)

October 20, 2022, 11:00 - 12:00 hrs (Peru time )

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ISSUP participate in EUSPR 2022

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 4 October 2022

ISSUP participated in the EUSPR conference held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th of September 2022. We presented an update on implementing INEP Plus during the last period and how it is being delivered to National Chapters in different countries.

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