Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development
Submitted by Olivia Woodrow
- 21 February 2023
ISSUP Namibia in collaboration with UNODC are pleased to present their Webinar on Early Prevention of Drug Use: Understanding and implementing the UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Effective Prevention Strategies and a Healthy and Safe Child Development.
Agenda:
- Opening Remarks - Giovanna Campello, Chief, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
- UNODC/WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention and Early Prevention - Wadih Maalouf, Programme Manager, UNODC
- UNODC Family Skills Programmes: Progress, Development and Reach in diverse contexts - Ali Yassine, International UNV Public Health Specialist, UNODC
- UNODC Youth Initiative and Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) Grants - Su Hyun Hong, Associate Expert, UNODC
- Defining the Role of Law Enforcement in Substance Use Prevention within Schools - Guiding Document - Ziad El Khatib, UNV International Health Expert and Epidemiologist, UNODC
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- Information of most of the tools presented can be found on: Drug abuse prevention (unodc.org)
- Information on the youth initiative particularly can be found on: Youth Initiative (unodc.org)
- Information on the DAPC grant can be found here: DAPC Grant (unodc.org)
- Caregiving Leaflets and booklets discussed are available in many languages and easy to download and disseminate: Resources for Caregiving in Conflict, Crisis, or Stressful Settings (unodc.org)
- For law enforcement work and prevention , the following page provides info on where we stand: An Innovative Step in the field of Prevention! - UNODC Soon First to Develop a Guiding Document on Improving the Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings
Webinars and online events delivered and hosted by the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) are provided for informational purposes only. They are educational in nature and do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.