A quarter of 11-year-old children in the USA have tried alcohol, typically provided by parents. Parents are the primary source of alcohol socialization for preteens, yet many are unaware of their influence and lack tools to discourage early...
Promotions deemed attractive to minors concerning alcohol, cannabis, gambling, tobacco and vaping are circulating in media outlets and places where minors are very active. This report examines the different legal frameworks in Canada that...
This study explored public stigma toward people who use heroin in Jordan, where cultural and religious beliefs often frame substance use as a moral failing. A nationwide online survey of over 900 adults found high levels of stigma...
Youth mental health is a growing global crisis, with most mental health conditions beginning before the age of 25. Young people today face increasing stress from poverty, academic and social pressure, bullying (including online), climate...
This study examined how non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) among youth aged 12–24 is linked to their health, social needs, and use of services within an integrated youth services network in British Columbia, Canada. Data from over...
This multicentre randomised controlled study evaluated a 3-year intersectoral intervention designed to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among adolescents in a tri-border region of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The intervention...
Nivishe Foundation successfully launched “Understanding Emotions,” the first chapter in its groundbreaking Brainwaves Comic Book Series, one of Africa’s first comic books dedicated to mental health education.
The series uses relatable...
The United Nations Youth Office launched the flagship initiative on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing! The initiative promotes an ecosystem model for youth mental health and wellbeing, using a whole-of-society approach.
The initiative was...
For the first time WHO Regional Office for Europe brings together all of data available at the Regional level on child and youth mental health. One in seven children and adolescents aged 0–19 years old lives with a mental health condition...
Highlights how young people in Canada, aged 18 to 29, are at higher risk of suffering from high levels of gambling-related harms, including financial, emotional, psychological and relationship harms. This report is released in partnership...
We’re excited to share that the School-Based Substance Use Prevention, Education, and Intervention: A Multi-Tiered and Developmental Approach for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools (PRV STD-16:2025), is now open for public review in both...
Using drugs is behavior that is not expected because of the bad impact on physical and mental health, especially to addiction. Especially when in a sibling relationship, there is more than one person who is using or addicted. This situation...
Background:
Substance use disorder (SUD) remains a major challenge in the healthcare field, as it is associated with structural and functional alterations in the brain. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to substance use due to the...
Background:
Polysubstance use disorder (PSUD) in adolescents and young adults is often rooted in early family dynamics. Baumrind’s typology—later extended by Maccoby & Martin and the integrative model of Darling & Steinberg—offers a...
The ESPAD report presents the results of the eighth data-collection wave, which took place in 2024, and marks an impressive 30 years of data collection by this long-standing collaboration. More than 113 000 15- to 16-year-old students from...
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) transforms complex data into insights that reflect real human experiences. Every aspect of the Canadian Substance Use Cost and Harms (CSUCH) project represents individuals with lived...
The study specifically examines the propensity and patterns of substance use disorders among students of different age groups. The students’ propensity to save was analyzed using the ratio of the average amount spent on substance use to the...
Aims of the study: The purpose of the research was to investigate subjective insight into the experiences of children in families with addiction problems, and to consider risk or protection factors that affect their psychosocial development...
