All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 period: May 2020

Format
Book
Themes
Data
Public Health

The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in alcohol consumption since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We show that the frequency of alcohol consumption during COVID-19 is slightly higher for males than it was 2-3 years previously...

Webinar: ISSUP South Africa – Cannabis and the Youth in South Africa

Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Policy
ISSUP Global and ISSUP South Africa brought Siphokazi Dada, to present on the subject of Cannabis Use amongst South African use. The trends, the policy changes and data on the impact of the decriminalisation to review the changes in demand and cannabis related problems.

Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among the Latino Community

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

Prescription drugs have become an integral player in today’s opioid epidemic, but they had already been negatively impacting Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. This webinar described how, utilizing the Strategic...

Life Skills and the prevention of psychoactive substance use

Format
News
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family

According to Botvin (2004) and Sloboda (2004), there is empirical evidence that prevention programs, such as Life Skills, based on knowledge, identification of risk factors and development of psychosocial skills related to drugs are more...

Leveraging Partnerships in Planning

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

This webinar highlights the value of partnering with elected officials, law enforcement professionals, school administrators and educators, parent and student organizations, faith-based organizations, local media and businesses for a...

Current Alcohol Labelling Practice in Europe

Format
Book
Themes
Policy
Prevention

ABSTRACT

The WHO European Region has the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, yet alcohol labelling, a WHO-recommended practice that provides consumer information on the ingredients, nutritional values and harms...

Life Skills as a Form of Prevention

Format
News
Themes
Populations
Family

Adolescence is one of the most important periods of people's lives. This phase of human development, in which the child becomes an adult, delimits the potential for psychological growth of the individual. Depending on how one structures...