Prevention

Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.

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Supporting children and youth: Reading list

Reading List

Explore resources and reading on science-based drug prevention including those from the UNODC Listen First initiative.

ISSUP UNODC Listen First Drug Use Prevention Parenting Skills

Handbook on Youth Participation in Drug Prevention Work

Book

The goal of the present handbook is to offer encouragement, examples, rationales and concrete advice on how to increase youth participation in substance use prevention, harnessing the insights of young people on the most important target...

Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents

Book

Today’s youth face many risks, including drug abuse, violence, and HIV/AIDS. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult. One of the goals of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to help the public...

Youth drinking in decline

Video and audio recordings

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 20 April 2022: "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice" by Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton from The University of Sheffield.

APSI Prevention Talks

Video and audio recordings

Prevention Talks is a new online discussion hosted by APSI with speakers who will explore some of the current issues and their potential impact on prevention research and practice. Speakers will represent a variety of stakeholders in the...

Supervision of Prevention Professionals

11 October 2022

Virtual

As an advancing field of professional service,

International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022

24 October 2022

virtual

International Prevention Specialist Conference– October 24-28, 2022 Virtual

Staff Competency! There is a difference between knowing something and being able to do it. Knowledge is important and when combined with skills prevention professionals are even more competent.

The Humpty Dumpty AOD Resilience Project

Video and audio recordings

1 June 2020

This 12 video and PowerPoint resource, is a ‘learning together’ evidence-based teaching and learning series. It is aimed at assisting teachers, parents, mentors, and/or coaches to develop aspects of resilience in the emerging adult...

HUMPTY DUMPTY DILEMMA: BUILDING RESILIENCE WITHOUT DRUGS – PROJECT BRIEF: THE COACHING, MENTORING, AND TEACHING TOOLS FOR YOUR ‘TEEN BUILDING’ KIT!

Pulling Back the Curtain on Successful Prevention Campaigns

31 August 2022

Washington DC

United States

Wednesday, August 31, 2022, from 13:00 to 14:00 (ET, Washington, DC time)

Vulnerable Children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems

Video and audio recordings

20 September 2021

In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...