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Free Webinar: Prevention Plus Wellness Program Core Knowledge

Video and audio recordings

22 August 2019

Webinar Objectives: 1. Identify the critical need for effectively addressing multiple health risks in youth & young adult substance use programs as in Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) inter ventions. 2. Describe PPW program components. 3...

UNODC takes an active role in the 2019 Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference

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UNODC participated at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference held in San Francisco, 28-30 May 2019. UNODC presented in total 3 posters, one on the development of fidelity checklists, in particular, to measure fidelity of the...

Poster Presentation: Measuring Fidelity of Universal Prevention Curriculum Delivery in Pakistan

Commonwealth Youth Programme 2019

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#Mauritius’ Minister of Youth and #Sports, Stephan Toussaint, has announced that two universities in his country will offer a degree in #Commonwealth youth work starting in August. The Minister was speaking at the opening of a three-day...

¿Qué funciona en la prevención selectiva del consumo de alcohol y cánnabis en jóvenes vulnerables?

Scientific article

8 October 2018

ABSTRACT What works in selective prevention of alcohol and cannabis use among vulnerable young people? Background: Selective prevention tackle vulnerable factors associated to problem consumption and social exclusion. There are few...

Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus

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UNODC had the honour of facilitating a seminar for policy makers in Belarus at the request of the Ministry of Interior of the country. The event was organised with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator and the contribution of UNAIDS, UNFPA and UNICEF.

Giovanna Campello, UNODC PTRS, Officer-in-Charge, presenting the ISSUP website at the UNODC Training on Evidence-based prevention of drug use and other risky behaviours for the healthy and safe development of children and youth in Belarus

UNODC Partnership with Lions Club to Develop Personal and Social Skills of Adolescents

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The UNODC/WHO Second Update Edition of the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention http://bit.ly/2D1Qua4 identifies evidence-based education on personal and social skills as one of the effective strategies to prevent drug use and...

Wadih Maalouf, UNODC Project Officer presenting on UNODC’s collaboration with the Lions Club International Foundation at the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

Effectiveness Bank Additions: Therapy Relationships that Work 1: The Alliance

Scientific article

1 April 2019

First of four bulletins recapping 16 reviews for the American Psychological Association featuring expert advice and amalgamations of research findings on different aspects of the client-therapist relationship. With the overview of the...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Do Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms also Reduce Domestic Abuse?

Scientific article

29 March 2019

In celebration of International Women’s Day we are highlighting studies throughout the month of March that further our understanding of how sex and gender influence the course of addiction and treatment, with a particular focus on women...

Alcohol Use by Adolescents in Ghana

Scientific article

16 January 2019

Harmful alcohol consumption during adolescence poses a major public health issue as it affects several aspects of young peoples’ health and wellbeing. A recent study, published in the Journal of Mental Health and Prevention, has examined...

Nightlife and Alcohol Consumption among Youths: The Botellón Phenomenon in Spain

Scientific article

18 September 2018

Abstract In this article, we approach the botellón phenomenon as a widespread nightlife activity among Spanish youths. Botellón consists of youths meeting up, primarily on weekend nights, in open-air public spaces to talk and consume the...