Buenos Aires
Event Type
ISSUP Webinar
Language(s)

Spanish

Speaker
María Verónica Brasesco
Themes
Prevention
Substances
Youth and Adolescents
Tags (Keywords)
ISSUP Argentina
children
adolescent

Impact of Disinformation and Misinformation about Drugs on Children and Adolescents.

Submitted by Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom - 8 September 2024
ISSUP Argentina Webinar
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ISSUP Argentina cordially invites you to its webinar on Impact of Drug Disinformation and Disinformation on Children and Adolescents.

Time: 12:00 PM Argentina Time

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Children and adolescents are learning more and more about the effects of drugs through social media, sharing and spreading this information among their peers. Unfortunately, misinformation on these platforms distorts their perception of risks, influencing their decisions, behaviors, and treatment acceptance. This webinar will explore innovative preventive approaches and highlight the need for a new perspective on how drug-related information is communicated to young people.

The presentation will look at children's and teens' increasing reliance on social media as their primary source of socialization, which has begun to eclipse traditional influences such as family and school. This shift has diminished the role of adults—whether therapists, counselors, or prevention specialists—in shaping young people's beliefs about substance use. To effectively address these challenges, we will discuss the need to rethink current prevention and treatment strategies to better influence young people's attitudes towards drug use.

Target audience:

  • Professionals in the prevention, treatment and research on substance use in children and adolescents.  

Learning outcomes:

After the webinar, attendees will be able to:

  1. Be able to evaluate and critically address drug-related information that children and adolescents encounter on social media that influences their beliefs and attitudes towards drug use.

  2. To analyse the effects of misinformation on prevention and treatment initiatives aimed at children and adolescents.

Presenter: 

Dr. María Verónica Brasesco, Ph.D.,
Director ISSUP Argentina.
Specialist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Trainer, Curriculum Child  

Moderator: 

Dr. Nicolas Poliansky, Ph.D.  
Trainer, Curriculum Child  

  

 

Webinars and online events presented and hosted by the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) are provided for informational purposes only. They are educational in nature and do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.