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During September, history was made in Freeport, Grand Bahama, as 16 officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Domestic Violence Unit proudly graduated from the UTC 21 Trauma-Informed Care Training Programme.

This internationally accredited course equipped officers with essential skills in:

We are delighted to announce the recent successful completion of UTC 6 (Case Management) and UTC 7 (Crisis Intervention for Addiction Professionals) as part of the ongoing Domestic Violence Certification Course. The training took place in Freeport, Grand Bahama during August 2025 with 16 participants attending. Sessions were facilitated by Troy E.

Between July 14–18, 2025, The National LEAD Institute, in collaboration with the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the ISSUP Bahamas National Chapter, conducted the second of five modules in the Domestic Violence Certification Series. The module implemented was UTC 5: Intake, Screening, Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Documentation, adapted for Domestic Violence Facilitators and grounded in the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP).

ISSUP Bahamas are pleased to announce their recent completion of the UTC 4: Basic Counselling Skills (first module) course for the newly launched Domestic Violence Certification Training initiative for the Royal Bahamas Police Force Domestic Violence Unit and key stakeholders.

The ISSUP Bahamas National Chapter has kicked off 2025 in style, with some UTC and SUD training already taking place earlier in the year. The Executive Team is delighted to share their planned activities for the remainder of the year, with a key focus on training the Bahamas drug demand reduction workforce. This includes running a second SUD training course and an additional Introduction to Evidence-Based Prevention (INEP Plus) course later this year.

A recent training, held from 7-9 April 2025, was held at the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Training Room, and was hosted in collaboration with the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) and the Bahamas Chapter of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP).

В феврале мы отпраздновали успешное завершение Национального института LEAD Вводного курса по навыкам консультирования UTC в сотрудничестве с Национальным отделением ISSUP на Багамских островах.

Мы ознаменовали начало трансформационного путешествия, начав первый из пяти дней UTC 4 - Сертификационный тренинг по базовым навыкам консультирования в Life Community Church.

Национальное отделение ISSUP на Багамских островах с радостью проводит тренинги по профессиональному развитию персонала в следующих областях:

• UTC - Базовые навыки консультирования
• UTC - Консультирование по вопросам горя

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