All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Risk Behavior Among Slovak and Czech Adolescents Through the Lens of Self-Regulation, Prosociality, and Antisociality

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Scientific article
Themes
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION:

In the present article, we focused on the relationship between risk behaviour in adolescents, self-regulation, pro-sociality and anti-sociality. We work under the assumption that the development of the ability to self...

AddictologyIssue 3/2024

Global Estimates of the Prevalence of Depression among Prisoners: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Background. Prison populations tend to be marginalized and disadvantaged of the rights and freedoms that other people in the community benefit from. Their separation from families, a narrow room and lack of privacy in the prison, violence...

Substance use disorders in prisoners: an updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis in recently incarcerated men and women

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Format
Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Aims

The aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders in prisoners on reception to prison and (2) estimate and test sources of between study heterogeneity.

Methods

Studies reporting the 12-month...

Common mental disorders and associated factors among Ethiopian prisoners: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Background: Common mental disorders are a major public health concern in the world and negatively influence people’s psychological, physical, economic, and overall well-being. Since prisoners live with restricted freedom and lack regular...

A Multisite Study of the Prevalence of Serious Mental Illness, PTSD, and Substance Use Disorders of Women in Jail

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Objectives

This multisite study aimed to answer the following research questions about women in urban and rural jails. First, what is the current and lifetime prevalence of serious mental illness (major depressive disorder...

Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders

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Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Data
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders provides a comprehensive snapshot of global trends in alcohol consumption, related harms, and national policy responses, alongside the availability...

Webinar reflection: Exploring Multiple Pathways of Recovery

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Format
Community update
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Peer and Community Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Men
Refugees
Women
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

ISSUP, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, has launched a new Global Recovery Network webinar series to spotlight diverse perspectives on recovery. The first webinar featured Dr. Haner Hernández, a respected expert in the...

UNODC World Drug Report 2025: Global instability compounding social, economic and security costs of the world drug problem

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Public Health
Data
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Partner Organisation
A new era of global instability has intensified challenges in addressing the world drug problem, empowering organized crime groups and pushing drug use to historically high levels, says the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the World Drug Report 2025 launched today.

UNODC World Drug Report

Format
Report
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Public Health
Statistics
Policy
Partner Organisation
A global reference on drug markets, trends and policy developments, the World Drug Report offers a wealth of data and analysis and in 2025 comprises several elements tailored to different audiences.