Webinar | Family Skills for Prevention of Substance Use, Mental Health and Violence and for Development, including under COVID-19
On November 11th 2020, ISSUP Lebanon presented their Webinar on Prevention through Family Skills.
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The Talker in Talking Therapies. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell B4
THE TALKER IN TALKING THERAPIES
Key studies on the impact of the practitioner in psychosocial therapies for alcohol dependence. Structured around Carl Rogers’ classic account of the “necessary and sufficient conditions” for effective...
Child Art: The Intersection of Art and Neuroscience
NIDA has worked with the International Child Art Foundation on their current issue of ChildArt which focuses on brain development and child health. It features the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development...
The Ministry of Health of Senegal Celebrates World Mental Health Day with the Support of UNODC and Partners
The Ministry of Health of Senegal and UNODC mark World Mental Health Day
This year, World Mental Health Day was celebrated across the world on October 10th, 2020. It comes at a time when billions of people around the globe have been...
Now Accepting Applications: LMIC Scholarship
We're seeking participation from individuals of low- and middle-income countries at this year's virtual Science of D&I Conference. We’ve made available scholarships to cover the registration fee for individuals who would benefit for participating.
Substance use Among Older Adults- SSA Factsheet
This factsheet reviews the special problems relating to the detection and treatment of older people with a history of substance misuse and those who are still using substances.
The fact sheet includes a selection of case studies, example...
SPR 2021 Call for NIDA International Poster Abstracts
The Program Committee of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) invites proposals for preconference workshops to be held June 1, 2021, the first day of the SPR Annual Meeting. The workshops are primarily pedagogical, with hands-on...
Webinar | Psychotherapy of Substance Use Disorders
On Wednesday 28th October, ISSUP Ukraine and ISSUP Kazakhstan presented their Webinar on 'Psychotherapy of Substance Use Disorders'.
Healthy Lifestyle Guidelines for Youth & Young Adults
Our popular resource page showing healthy lifestyle guidelines for youth and young adults in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress control has just been updated.
These resources can be used by prevention and health...
Physicians who are dedicated to the prevention and treatment of the use of SPA
The misuse of licit and illicit drugs is a serious public health problem that affects all countries in the world in a worrying way. It is estimated that between 2005 and 2006, approximately 200 million individuals have consumed illicit...
Do friends involved in drugs influence our children?
Are you "Maria goes with the others"?
My grandmother used to say, "Who mixes with pigs, bran eats."
And we have the translation of Psalm I that says, "Tell me who you're hanging out with and I'll tell you who you are."
Rodrigo Flaire and...
Teachers who make a difference
Everyone remembers a teacher who marked his own life. What made it unforgettable? Why was it etched in the memory?
I imagine the biggest reward a teacher can get is finding a former student after many years and hearing something like, "wow...
The Common Core of Effective Therapies. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A4
THE COMMON CORE OF EFFECTIVE THERAPIES
Starting point in last week’s exploration of psychosocial therapies was 2018’s “impressively wise overview” of research on ‘common factors’ they share from a task force with the authority of the...
Academic Conferences
Want to find out more about what to expect when attending your first academic conference?
In this podcast, the SSA team introduce you to the fundamentals of academic conferences.
There are also tips on how to make a prize-winning poster...
The Regional Mission to Central Asia of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is organizing a regional online training for national assessors experts on the use of UNODC/WHO-designed insights
The five-day regional online training on the skills of UNODC/WHO assessment experts on quality drug treatment has begun on 12 October 2020. The aim of the training is to strengthen institutional support to ensure the successful...
UNODC Indonesia Conducted a Virtual Dissemination of the Final-Results of the Feasibility Study on Newly Developed Module called UN Treatnet Family (TF)
Cannabis is the most commonly used drug among adolescents in Indonesia and at global level. Drugs and other substance use disorders are often associated with co-morbid health disorders such as anxiety, depression and disruptive behaviour...
Tobacco Congress
I share with you the event of the Tobacco Congress, which will take place on October 27 and 28. National and international experts will participate in addiction and tobacco use. The event is TOTALLY FREE and attendance will be granted. To...
UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia Organizes Online Regional Training for Assessors on UNODC-WHO Quality Assurance Mechanisms/Tools for Drug Use Disorder Treatment
Five-day online regional refresher training for assessors on UNODC-WHO quality assurance (QA) tools for drug dependency treatment launched on 12 October 2020. The purpose of the training is to consolidate the institutional support to ensure...
‘Dignity first’: improving the lives of homeless people who drink and take drugs
Focusing on people with overlapping experiences of homelessness and substance use, this hot topic examines what social policies would look like if they prioritised saving lives and improving lives.
It brings together evidence about needs...