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Ring us, FICT: "Well the delegation to anti-drug policies to Minister Dadone. Start collaborative work starting from the centrality of the person and not of the substance"

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Luciano Squillaci, FICT President: "We express satisfaction for several reasons: because the delegation to anti-drug policies has finally been assigned after years of emptiness, because it has been assigned to a Ministry and because it is a...

KYDA POSTER PRESENTATION IN UAPC20

Book

26 November 2020

KYDA presented a poster on family therapy interventions taking place at their centre during the second Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference. Family therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that share a belief in family-level assessment...

Family therapy is that treatment that is aimed at addressing specific issues affecting health and functioning. This is always very helpful to the families going through a very difficult period just like the families KYDA Rehabilitation Centre is working with, which are alcoholic families. KYDA Organization social workers and counselors always do the activity since they have got experience in child protection and alcohol harm, behavioral problems and domestic violence in line with substance use.

Innovative contest scaling up UNODC- developed prevention programme in Uzbekistan announced its winners

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The Nationwide Competition “Expert on the Development of Life and Family Skills” was organized online in January-April 2021 by the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs...

Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Reducing Parental Substance Use

Scientific article

Psychosocial interventions are talking or practical activities, techniques or strategies that are delivered to individuals or groups. The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions that are...

The Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 of 2008) and the Use/Possession of Cannabis by Children

ISSUP Webinar

23 April 2021

ISSUP South Africa and South Africa ITTC are pleased to present their Webinar on The Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 of 2008) and the use/possession of cannabis by children.

Global Programme of Action to Overcome Mental Health Gaps (mhGAP) in Chile: Learning and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

Scientific article

fountain: Sapag JC, Alvarez Huenchulaf C, Campos A, Corona F, Pereira M, Véliz V, et al. Global Programme of Action to Overcome Mental Health Gaps (mhGAP) in Chile: apprenticeships and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean. Rev...

Social and Emotional Learning and Prevention in Slovenia

14 April 2021

Online

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Social and Emotional Learning as a Systemic Prevention Approach, not merely an Intervention

Organized by Slovenia with the support of the International Association of Lions Clubs, the Institute for Research and Development “Utrip”, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section

Resilience of Families and Communities During COVID19

13 April 2021

Online

- Global -

Promoting mental health, well-being and resilience in families and communities in the COVID-19 crisis through evidence-based drug use prevention, treatment and mental health initiatives

Organized by Japan with the support of France, Indonesia, and Jordan, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and the World Health Organization

Participate in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs next week!!!

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The Commission will take place next week, from 12 to 16 April 2021 and, because of the pandemic, all the sessions will be webcasted.

Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of a Mobile Application Design for Smoking Prevention

Scientific article

ABSTRACT Introduction: Our research was based on the BUS model, which provides guidelines for developing mobile applications for health. This model is supported by theories of behavior change, user-centered design, and social marketing...