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

Epidemiology of Substance Abuse Among the Youths in Makueni County, Kenya

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Scientific article
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based

This study explored the prevalence and contributing factors of substance abuse among youths in Makueni County, Kenya. Using a mixed-method approach, data was collected from 384 participants across eight urban centres. Findings showed that...

CALL FOR PAPERS – Health Policy and Planning supplment: Changing Health Systems: Advancing Justice and Sustainability through Research, Policy and Practice

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News
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Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Policy Advocacy
Theories and Science
Policy
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Health systems are undergoing rapid and often unpredictable transformations. These changes are driven by technological advancements, shifting demographic patterns, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. The COVID-19 pandemic, for...

Screen4Success - Talk. They Hear You: Screening for Health, Wellness, and Well-being

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Website
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health
Partner Organisation

Screen4Success – A Tool for Health, Wellness, and Well-being Assessment

SAMHSA’s new “Talk. They Hear You.”® campaign mobile app helps parents and caregivers prepare for some of the most important conversations they may ever have with...

National Training Program on Prevention in Schools: The Paraguayan Experience

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News
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Prevention
School-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Partner Organisation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

In 2024, a public call from the Ministry of Education and Science for the contracting of a higher education institution to design and implement a training programme in strategies for preventing psychoactive substance...

Perceived impacts of North Americas first de-medicalised safer supply program

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health

Background
A non-medicalized safer supply model called a “Compassion Club” has recently been evaluated. The model involved providing rigorously tested and accurately labeled illicit substances to members at cost. Operating for 14 months in...

Call for abstracts – 16th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting 2025

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News
Themes
Prevention
Partner Organisation

Abstracts submission open until 18 April 2025!

We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for EUSPR 2025 opens on 17 March 2025 and will close on 18 April 2025. Outcomes will be sent before the end of our Early Bird...

The changing DNA of serious and organised crime

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Report
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Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks.

The EU-SOCTA offers one...

Join Us in Strengthening Substance Use Prevention Through Rotary

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News
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Rotary International supports various Rotary Action Groups (RAGs), including the Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG AP). However, RAGs cannot directly approach clubs and must rely on District Governors and Service Chairs, a process that has proven ineffective. As a result, many Rotarians engaged in substance use prevention may not even be aware that RAG AP exists.

Using Social Media to Promote Life Skills Among Adolescents: A Debate on Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications for Health and Education

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Media-Based
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Mental Health

Background
The digitalization of society blurs the boundaries between the analog and digital worlds, providing opportunities such as telemedicine and global connectivity. However, it also introduces risks, including cyberbullying, addiction...