The 1st National Youth Forum in Guatemala, a groundbreaking event dedicated to substance use prevention, was successfully organized by the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (OAS/CICAD), in collaboration with ISSUP Guatemala and with the support of the Universidad de San Carlos.

This forum marked a significant milestone, with 38 youth leaders from across the country completing intensive training in substance use prevention. These young leaders are now equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to make meaningful contributions to their...

On October 15th, the beginning of the Youth Leaders Forum on Substance Use Prevention in Guatemala in virtual mode. The activity aimed at young people between 18 and 26 years old seeks for participants to take advantage of strategies to develop substance consumption prevention projects, which are based on evidence and have an impact on their immediate surroundings. With them, young people assume a leading role in the prevention of substance use, to be key agents for the development of initiatives, acquiring knowledge and skills that can be transferred to other context situations. This...

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Read it here: Issue 182