IPREV: A National Interactive Platform for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Risk Behaviour – A Case Study of a Comprehensive School- and Community-Based Prevention System

BACKGORUND: Infrastructural support has become a critical factor in the implementation of prevention at the regional and national level. The complexity of risk behaviour prevention requires a diverse and systematic approach.

AIM: This case study aims to describe an example of a structured national digital infrastructural support system for school- and community-based prevention.

METHODS: The case study is based on a qualitative analysis of published documents, studies, and grey literature, together with a descriptive analysis of the iPREV Alpha version, tested and operated in 2021–2025. Qualitative grounded theory methods were used and combined with descriptive statistics.

FINDINGS: The structure of the system has been developed over the past 25 years, and iPREV consolidates this process by transforming a one-way delivery model into an interactive and collaborative framework. It digitises three core components: a catalogue of prevention programmes, education and training support, and quality assurance in prevention. Subsequent development is focused on networking and linking stakeholders in prevention and users of iPREV, as well as on promotional activities. The final phase of the implementation addressed system interaction, the strengthening of cooperative principles, and the enhancement of sustainability.

CONCLUSION: The implementation of iPREV illustrates the fragility of the existing prevention system and the weaknesses associated with plurality, the absence of a shared theoretical framework, and widespread misunderstandings of what evidencebased prevention entails and how to support it. The case study highlights the need for continuous dialogue, harmonisation of approaches, and coordinated promotion at the local, regional, and national levels.