Join us for this free virtual summit featuring Ms. Giovanna Campello, Chief, UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and Dr. Robert DuPont, President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. and First Director, U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, as the Keynotes and hear from many global leaders in prevention, including Joanna Travis-Roberts, Chief Executive, ISSUP Coordinating Office; Anna Nabulya, Deputy Director, Uganda Youth Development Link; Antonio Jesús Molina Fernández, Assistant Professor, Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology at Universidad...

The Pompidou Group calls for youth projects to submit applications for the 2021 edition of the European Drug Prevention Prize.

The Prevention Prize is awarded to highlight outstanding drug prevention projects that have proved successful in involving young people in their design, implementation and evaluation.

Up to three projects will be awarded a Prize. During the Award Ceremony, each will receive the Prize Trophy, the Prize Diploma and €5.000 to support implementation. Prize-winners tell us that winning the Prize has helped them gain greater recognition for their work.

The deadline for...

Listen First is a UNODC initiative to support happy, healthy and happy family relationships.

This video demonstrates how patience makes children feel cared for and loved and is key in creating meaningful relationships and good communication.

Key messages:

• Science proves that the less punishing the parental style, the better for the child.

• When parents lose their patience, they remove a child’s attention from the lesson at hand and create stress and frustration for their children.

• Neuroscience shows that the brain of a child is not mature enough to calmly handle frustration. It...

Significant advances in prevention science are often due to a team of individuals working closely together across many years. In recognition of the importance of the collaborative process to the field, the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) will sponsor a friendly competition amongst teams of early career researchers for the honor of bringing home the Sloboda and Bukoski SPR Cup for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Cup is named for two of the founders and long time active members of SPR, Dr. Zili Sloboda and Dr. William Bukoski.

The competition is an opportunity for a unique experience...

A 4 days virtual training on Universal Prevention Curriculum Course 2, “Physiology and Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists” from 02 to 05 November 2020 kicked off today by UNODC to add into pool of national master trainers on substance use prevention working in Pakistan, funded by INL and supported by Ministry of Narcotics Control Govt. of Paksitan and Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section UNODC HQ.

This intervention focuses on building the capacity of professionals as trainers from health, education, law enforcement and civil society organizations on substance use prevention.

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 (ABCD) Study which will have many implications for adolescent prevention and treatment.

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 instruction and specific learning objectives. Past workshops have provided continuing education in innovative quantitative methods; assembled experts to share theoretical perspectives, research findings and real-world implementation experiences that can inform prevention programs; and presented information helpful in advocacy and/or grant writing efforts. These...