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SAMHSA’s 21st Prevention Day

3 February 2025

Washington D.C.

United States

Now Open: Call for Abstracts!

Share your substance use prevention successes, challenges, lessons learned, and insights with colleagues from across the country.

Deadline: September 4, 2024 (at 11:59 p.m. ET)

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Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from STAD’s Community-Based Interventions

25 September 2024

Stockholm

Sweden

ISSUP, in collaboration with ICUDDR, cordially invites you to an upcoming webinar on Community Mobilisation, Co-Development, and Program Evaluation: Experiences from Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD)'s Community-Based Interventions.

Global Drug Day: Eye Opener Launches Prevention Initiative At Orphanage

Report

26 June 2024

I am Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, the CEO and founder of the Eye Opener Youth and Women Foundation and the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club in Nigeria. My foundation has been honored with multiple awards, including the WHO WNT awards for...

The 5th Youth Advocacy Forum

Webinar

Subject: Invitation to the 5th Youth Advocacy Forum on "E-cigarettes and Vaping Products: An Overlooked Pandemic" Dear All, On behalf of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, it is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation to you for...

National Dangerous Drugs Control Board , Cooperate Plan of Preventive Education and Training Division

Report

11 August 2024

Preventive Education and Training Division National Dangerous Drugs Control Board in Sri Lanka Cooperate Plan The Preventive Education and Training Division of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board is one of the primary ones that is...

National Event of International Day against Illicit Drug Trafficking and Abuse 2024 in Sri Lanka

Poster

19 August 2024

Engaging Youth in Substance Use Prevention

Reading List

7 August 2024

Engaging youth in substance use prevention has proven to be a vital and effective strategy. Empowerment across all youth, but particularly among marginalised groups such as youth of colour, is a significant aspect of this involvement...

Creating Spaces for Young People to Collaborate to Create Community Change: Ohio's Youth-Led Initiative

Scientific article

24 September 2020

Scholars and researchers are increasingly calling attention to the need for community-based coalitions to become more inclusive of local residents and engage those most directly affected by the issues. One population, however, often remains...

Youth Participatory Approaches and Health Equity: Conceptualization and Integrative Review

Scientific article

24 September 2020

There is an array of youth participatory approaches relevant to health equity efforts in community psychology, adolescent health, youth development, and education. While they share some commonalities, they also reflect important...

Youth-Led Participatory Action Research: Developmental and Equity Perspectives

Book

25 January 2016

Youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) is an approach to scientific inquiry and social change grounded in principles of equity that engages young people in identifying problems relevant to their own lives, conducting research to...