BACKGROUND:

The high prevalence of HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) in Ukraine remains a significant public health problem. A well-trained, recovery-oriented national workforce to enhance SUD treatment associated with HIV care is needed to reduce substance use and HIV-related burden in the country.

METHODS:

The Ukraine Addiction Transfer Technology Center (Ukraine ATTC) was established in 2017 to provide training and technical assistance on the intersection of HIV and SUD to support efforts to control the HIV epidemic in Ukraine. Data were derived from Ukraine ATTC initiatives in...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant...

The third edition of UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook is a reference tool which serves to reinforce a common understanding among the many key actors in emergency situations. This edition includes a number of important revisions of the handbook based on valuable inputs from the nongovernmental organisations and other partners who are an integral part of the standby capacity.

UNHCR is asked to help identify genuine asylum-seekers among the growing groups of new arrivals mixed in with migrants, putting a premium on UNHCR ability to deploy qualified staff for protection screening and refugee status...

Tento dokument poskytuje pracovníkům a partnerům UNHCR pokyny k ochraně práv starších osob v situacích nuceného vysídlení nebo absence státní příslušnosti.

Při reakci na fáze nuceného vysídlení (útěk, vysídlení, návrat, znovuusídlení nebo integrace) musí pracovníci a partneři UNHCR zajistit, aby práva starších osob na nezávislost, účast, seberealizaci, důstojnost a péči byla dodržována bez diskriminace. Za tímto účelem by týmy měly rozvíjet důkladné porozumění jak potřebám, tak schopnostem starších osob ve vysídlených populacích.

Systematické uplatňování politiky UNHCR týkající se věku...

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management.

There are many causes of stress, including personal difficulties (e.g. conflict with loved ones, being alone, lack of income, worries about the future), problems at work (e.g. conflict with colleagues, an extremely demanding or insecure job) or major threats in your community (e.g. violence, disease, lack of economic opportunity).

This guide is for anyone who experiences stress, ranging from parents...

UNHCR has published a comprehensive document with different key child protection resources, issue briefs and portals. 

The extensive list of Child Protection Resources is as follows: 

Key child protection resources:

• Best Interests Procedure Guidelines
• Best Interests Procedure Toolbox
• Child Protection Planning Guide
• Alternative Care in Emergencies Toolkit
• Heightened Risk Identification Tool
• Technical Guidance Child-Friendly Procedures
• Promoting Child Protection through CBI
• UASC Field Handbook
• UASC Toolkit

Child protection issue briefs:

• MHPSS – Children
• Child...

This document is a tip sheet to be distributed by Child Protection coordination teams. It offers tips on how to support kids during bombing. 

The tip sheet offers information to support kids during bombing as follows:

• General tips to help kids
• Ways to reduce stress
• Physical safety guidelines

Účelem tohoto dokumentu je poskytnout agenturám příručku se třemi nástroji obsahujícími klíčové hodnotící otázky, které mají společný význam pro všechny aktéry zapojené do duševního zdraví a psychosociální podpory (MHPSS) nezávisle na fázi mimořádné události. Tato příručka bude užitečná pro rychlé posouzení otázek MHPSS v humanitárních krizích napříč odvětvími. Příručka je navržena pro použití různými humanitárními aktéry (vládními i nevládními; místními, národními a globálními). Vychází z pokynů IASC pro duševní zdraví a psychosociální podporu v nouzových situacích (IASC, 2007).

Tento...

This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities.

The orientation aims to build the capacity of helpers in crisis situations:

• To approach a situation safely, for themselves and others;

• To say and do the most supportive things for very distressed people; and

• To NOT cause further harm by their actions.

The orientation provides many opportunities for...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND...

Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs have become increasingly prevalent in implementation research. As hybrid designs enter their second decade of widespread use, the Frontiers in Health Services’ Implementation Science section launches a Research Topic to fuel the field’s discourse on the past, present, and future of hybrid designs in knowledge translation. Submissions are welcome of both Original and/or Brief Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles. The call addresses critical assessments of hybrid designs, innovative use of hybrid designs in current trials, and...