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Safeguarding the Demographic Bonus: BNN's Prevention Strategy for Children, Youth, and Communities

Publication Date

18 September 2025

Format

ISSUP Event

Themes

Prevention

Community-Based

Youth and Adolescents

Indonesia is currently in a demographic bonus period, where the majority of the population is of productive age. This window expected to peak by 2030 oKers a historic opportunity for national advancement. However, realizing this potential depends heavily on the capacity of the younger generation to stay healthy, productive, and free from the threat of drug abuse.

From Courtroom to Clinic: How Legal Rulings Shape Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africans

Publication Date

17 September 2025

Format

ISSUP Event

Themes

Youth and Adolescents

Policy

Law

Substance use, including cannabis (known locally as marijuana/dagga) use, remains a major global public health concern. Cannabis use among adolescents is associated with significant harms associated with physical health, neurophysiological development, mental health, traffic injuries and violence.

Empowering Communities Across Borders: Adapting School and Family Based Prevention for Global Impact

Publication Date

17 September 2025

Format

ISSUP Event

Themes

Prevention

Youth and Adolescents

This presentation will explore how culturally adaptable, evidence-based prevention programs rooted in school and family setting can be scaled across borders to address substance use and mental health challenges in diverse, low resource communities.

Webinar reflection: Exploring Multiple Pathways of Recovery

Publication Date

27 June 2025

Format

Community update

Themes

Recovery Support

Peer and Community Support

Recovery-Oriented Services

Substances

Addiction

Populations

Children, Adolescents and Youth Women LGBTQ+

Family

Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.

Men

Women

Youth and Adolescents

Public Health

Global Health Perspectives

Partner Organisation

GRN

ISSUP, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, has launched a new Global Recovery Network webinar series to spotlight diverse perspectives on recovery. The first webinar featured Dr. Haner Hernández, a respected expert in the...

Title slide for PowerPoint presentation titled Exploring Pathways of Recovery by Dr Haner Hernández.

From Policy to Possibility: Rethinking Municipal Impact Through Intersectionality and Prevention

Publication Date

14 April 2025

Format

Community update

Themes

Prevention

Community-Based

Populations

Youth and Adolescents

Public Health

Partner Organisation

EUSPR

This blog post explores how Sweden’s municipal policymaking often falls short of its stated commitments to equality and evidence-based governance—particularly when it comes to addressing intersecting identities and structural inequalities...