Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 27 January 2023
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News
The Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) is looking for volunteers to participate in the pilot testing of the ICAP examination for School and Family Prevention.
Melgar, M. I., Usman, A., Rabajante, D. J. L., & Cañedo, F. G. (2022). Online instructor-led pilot course on monitoring and evaluation of substance use prevention interventions and policies: Experiences and perceptions of international participants. Adiktologie, 22(3), 184–192. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-003-0004
INTRODUCTION: As the prevalence of substance use continues to rise all over the world amidst the ongoing pandemic, substance use prevention professionals are challenged to find alternative ways to enhance their knowledge and competence to use the best practices in the field. In the present global health situation, in which running face-to-face training seminars is extremely difficult, the most feasible option is through online learning. The aim of this study is to explore how the different aspects of a substance use prevention online course affected the overall effectiveness of the programme. ...
The fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies took place in Lisbon from 23-25 November 2022.
Under the overarching theme of Global Addictions, LxAddictions22 showcased cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive behaviours today.
ISSUP Team participated in an oral presentation highlighting the main outcome of the INEP Plus "Introduction to Evidence-based Prevention" programme; the facilitated online training programme led by ISSUP trainers to support the delivery of the INEP content provision.
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 7 December 2022
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Scientific article
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Maina, G., Li, Y., Fang, Y. et al. Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature. BMC Public Health 22, 2281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14714-4
This scoping review explores various arts-based substance use prevention interventions for youth.
ISSUP Malaysia would like to invite you to their upcoming webinar on Mobilizing community resources in preventive measures: Issues, challenges and the way forward.
Time: 5PM Malaysia Time | 9AM UK Time | 10AM Czech Republic Time | 12PM...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 15 November 2022
Are you attending Lisbon Addictions 2022 and want to learn more about the addiction workforce training that is available, and discuss how to enhance it?
Wednesday 23rd November 15:00 - 16:30. Insights Zone 2 (I2)
The aim is to represent the main international training experiences, their target groups, and learning objectives for finding synergies to meet the increasing demand for training. Presentations:
On the occasion of World No Alcohol Day, ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar to share visions, strategies or opportunities to promote low-risk alcohol consumption in nighttime recreational spaces in our youngest population.
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 4 October 2022
ISSUP participated in the EUSPR conference held in Tallinn, Estonia on 29th and 30th of September 2022. We presented an update on implementing INEP Plus during the last period and how it is being delivered to National Chapters in different countries.
The goal of the present handbook is to offer encouragement, examples, rationales and concrete advice on how to increase youth participation in substance use prevention, harnessing the insights of young people on the most important target group in prevention efforts: their peers.
It is designed to enable all decision makers to capitalize on the power of youth participation, exploring the full potential of young people as a force for change.
The guidance is aimed at leaders in charge of substance use prevention and health promotion efforts at the local, regional, national and international...
Prevention Talks is a new online discussion hosted by APSI with speakers who will explore some of the current issues and their potential impact on prevention research and practice.
Speakers will represent a variety of stakeholders in the field including prevention decision-makers at the state and regional level; prevention scientists discussing recent findings with practice implications; and prevention and practice experts working in the primary contexts of prevention services—community coalitions; family programs; and school-, media- and environment-based programming.
Objective: This webinar marks the official launch of the EMCDDA’s foresight toolkit for the drugs field entitled How to run a trends workshop in the drugs field. The event also aims to promote a foresight approach and increase foresight literacy among the EMCDDA’s stakeholders and to take stock of current initiatives in this area and reflect on possible ways forward. Background: We live in an era of fast and fundamental changes. The pace of social transformation and technological innovation is accelerating and can outpace existing policies and responses. In such an interdependent and complex...
ISSUP Chile presented a webinar focused on an intercultural approach to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and its implications for the development of public policies.
The webinar took place on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 5:30...