Mutual aid groups, peer support networks, and community-based services that provide shared experiences, social connections, and encouragement throughout the recovery process.
Peer and Community Support
European Drugs Summer School 2026
Held in Lisbon, this face-to-face two-week course places special focus on 'A whole-of-society approach to drugs', examining how communities, professionals, policymakers and people who use substances and their families can move from awareness to effective action.
2026 CADCA Annual National Leadership Forum
Join us from February 2–5, 2026 for the premier training event for community leaders, coalition members, and advocates committed to the prevention field. CADCA equips coalitions with the tools, knowledge, and support necessary to create positive change in their communities, and this year’s Forum promises to be our most impactful yet.
Supporting children affected by the substance use of a parent or sibling
Delivered by a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, this two-day course explores the effects of substance use in the family on children, and how to support them. The course covers both direct support for children and young people, and how to support non-substance using parents or other adults to support children appropriately
Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope'
Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, invites you to the upcoming webinar titled 'Dispatch from the Front: Lessons Learned at the Collision of Public Health, Peer Support, and a Rising Tide of Hope'
Peer Education Intervention to Reduce Substance Use in Southern Africa: Preliminary Findings from a Southern Africa Pilot Study
Adolescents and young adults constitute a large proportion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa but face high levels of disability and mortality. This is influenced by unhealthy substance use, largely with friends, in a predominantly gender normative environment where poverty is widespread.
How Data Can Help Municipalities
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1–2 p.m. ET
The most effective solutions are driven by data. Learn how smaller municipalities can use different types and sources of data to identify the substance use issues most impacting their community and the best way to address them.
Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101'