All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gambling in Europe

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Addiction
Populations
Public Health
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted Europe‘s gambling market, reshaping consumer behaviour, market structure, and regulatory priorities. Restrictions on land-based venues and the cancellation of major sporting events accelerated a...

AddictologyIssue 4/2025

Towards Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the Czech Republic: A Qualitative Study of Practitioners‘ Perspectives on Key Themes and Methods

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Partner Organisation

INTRODUCTION: This study explores the perspectives of Czech practitioners on sexuality education (SE) for upper primary school students (ISCED level 2). It focuses on the topics they consider relevant, including those currently...

AddictologyIssue 4/2025

INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY IN RECOVERY

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based

The reality that recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) can emerge through multiple pathways and not be linear, too, was powerfully demonstrated during the January Pathways to Progress Summit hosted by the 1:11 Project Africa at...

Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda: Vision, Legacy & The Future of Prevention Pt.4

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Format
ISSUP Podcast
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
In the final episode of Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda: Vision, Legacy & The Future of Prevention, the conversation looks ahead and brings the series full circle.

WHO QualityRights module on transforming services & promoting rights

Format
Toolkit
Themes
Mental Health
Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being

The goal of this module is to provide training and guidance for mental health and social services on how to transform and improve services towards a recovery-oriented approach which respects human rights. This module contains two...

Quality Rights materials for training, guidance and transformation

Format
Training
Themes
Populations
Family
Mental Health
Policy

Overview

 

As part of the QualityRights Initiative, WHO has developed a comprehensive package of training and guidance materials. The materials can be used to build capacity among mental health practitioners, people with psychosocial...

Community mental health centres Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

Format
Toolkit
Themes
Mental Health
Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being

Executive summary

Mental health has received increased attention over the last decade from governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and multilateral organizations including the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank. With...

Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda: Workforce, Capacity & Global Development Pt.3

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Podcast
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Men
Theories and Science
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
In this third episode of Prevention Unpacked with Dr. Zili Sloboda, the focus shifts from science to the people who make prevention possible.

Exploring the Impacts of Helperseekers’ Knowledge, Belief, and Attitude on the Choice of Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery-Oriented Services
Addiction
Public Health
Partner Organisation

BACKGROUND:

Recently, Abia State—like many other states in Nigeria—has experienced a growing number of deaths related to substance use, leading to increased cases of substance use disorders and comorbidities. Family members and relatives...

AddictologyIssue 3/2025