All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

Call for Review: School-Based Substance Use Prevention Standards

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Implementation Science
Partner Organisation

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...

Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action

Publication Date
Format
Report
Themes
Prevention
Addiction
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Partner Organisation

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...

The Relationship between Food Addiction, Health Promoting Lifestyles, and Academic Achievement Among University Students

Publication Date
Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Addiction
Public Health
Policy

Background

University students are in a transitional stage characterized by lifestyle changes, academic stress, and increased vulnerability to risky health behaviors,
including food addiction. Food addiction has been linked to poor...

ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (30th Session): Integrated Behavioural Health Approaches In Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment And Recovery: Bridging Gaps In Service Delivery

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 30th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic 'Integrated Behavioural Health Approaches In Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Prevention, Treatment And Recovery: Bridging Gaps In Service Delivery'.

WHO Africa Mental Health Dashboard

Format
Website
Themes
Mental Health
Data

The WHO Africa Mental Health Dashboard, accessible via WHO AFRO Mental Health Dashboard, consolidates key indicators into a single, interactive platform that enables users to track progress, identify gaps and align national efforts with...

ESPAD Report 2024

Publication Date
Format
Report
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Partner Organisation

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...

Social and Economic Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on Young People: A case study of Teso region - Uganda.

Publication Date
Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Prevention
Family-Based
School-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family

Context: Teso region in Eastern Uganda has one of the highest levels of alcohol and drug use Nationally. A project intervention aimed at preventing harmful use of alcohol and drugs among youth was initiated with support of Movendi /IOGT-NTO...

Becoming a Member of the Prevention Club: Development of Interdisciplinary Prevention Terminology

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Introduction

Prevention science is interdisciplinary, drawing upon multiple fields of research and practice to develop integrated knowledge. A challenge facing the field is the proliferation of different terms with the same meaning, and of...

Initial stakeholder perceptions around opioid settlement funds in Pennsylvania

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Policy
Ethics
Law
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics

Background

The opioid epidemic continues to pose significant challenges in the United States, with over 75% of nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022 involving opioids. Recently, efforts to curb the epidemic have made strides...

Cognitive Behavioural-Spiritual Counselling Model (CBT-Spiritual) in Resiliency Enhancement for People with Substance Abuse Disorder

Publication Date
Format
Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

Drug abuse is increasingly concerning, requiring a rehabilitative approach through effective counselling by the Indonesian Government by strengthening drug prevention and eradication, because drug abuse in Indonesia is increasingly...