Youth Drug Use Prevention

A network for young changemakers working to make their communities better by developing innovative programs for preventing drug use.

Moderators

Robert Alvarez

CADCA

Isabella Araujo

Organization of American States/CICAD

Dichen Choden

Drug Advisory Programme

Shavangi Sutaria

State Department/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

Andrew Blair Thompson

Department of State, INL

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Introducing Team Dominica, the vibrant and determined group of young minds who have come together with a shared purpose for the 2nd Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention. Under the empowering banner of 'Team Sisserou,' named after the iconic national bird of Dominica, these passionate...

Introducing the dynamic Youth Ambassadors of Jamaica's National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), empowering young voices to champion a drug-free nation and inspire positive change. Together, we’re leading the charge in raising awareness, promoting prevention, and building a brighter, healthier future...

Y.T.T.A.D- Youths of Trinidad & Tobago Against Drugs, Is a group comprising young hard-working minds from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago whose Primary goal is to treat the issue of drug use among youths in the country. This team will be headed to the 2nd edition of the Caribbean Youth Forum for...

On October 19, Mr. Jameel Huggins of the RISE YOUTH Program had the chance to speak as the Youth in drug use prevention showcasing the work of young leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean at the twenty-third meeting of CICAD's Demand Reduction Experts Group, chaired by Mexico and vice-chaired by...

The Indian Walk Police Youth Club's young members continue to be involved in the RISE YOUTH Prevention Programme. The group of young people underwent four (4) training sessions from September to November. The subjects covered consist of: Define and discuss the etiology model and micro- and macro-...

The RISE YOUTH Prevention Programme continues with members of the Indian Walk Police Youth Club. There were four (4) training sessions conducted during the month of August with the group of youths. The topics covered include: Explain why substance use prevention is important to the well-being and...

THE RISE YOUTH PRGRAM STARTED WITH THE INDIAN WALK POLICE YOUTH CLUB ON MONDAY JULY 25TH. THE PARTICPANTS CONDUCTED A PRE- ASSESSMENT SURVEY BEFORE THE SESSION AND THEY WERE THEN INFORMED ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: To prevent or delay the onset of drug use To...

RISE YOUTH PICTURE OF PARTICIPANTS DURING PRESENTATION

Attached are images of the introductory session that we used to get volunteers and other stakeholders involved in the RISE YOUTH project. We had attendees from the Princes Town West and Princes Town East Secondary schools, Trinidad and Tobago Police Youth Club heads and the Princes Town Regional...

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The message guide and toolkit equip youth-serving providers and organizations with the tools and resources necessary to support meaningful prevention messaging. This toolkit includes messaging on youth substance use prevention, tip sheets, social media graphics and shareables, videos, webinars...

National-Council-Message-Guide-Getting-Candid-WEB.pdf