All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Substance Use and Crime – Reading List (Part 1)

Format
Reading List
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Prevention
Prevention
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family
Women
Public Health
Law Enforcement
Reading List

In this reading list, we provide resources exploring the role of faith communities and faith-based organisations in addressing substance use, crime, violence and related social harms. Faith-based strategies draw on spiritual values...

Democratising Evidence with David Patton: What Counts as Evidence? Pt. 2

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Format
ISSUP Podcast
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Theories and Science

In this episode, Professor Goodman Sibeko and Dr David Patton examine how knowledge is created, valued, and used within addiction science. Drawing on his experience as a researcher and advocate for participatory approaches, David challenges...

Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in SUD Prevention and Treatment in Africa

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Prevention
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
ISSUP Global presents a webinar on: Innovation and Action: Youth Voices in Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in Africa

Recovery Connections

Format
Community update
Themes
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Recovery-Oriented Services

Recovery Connections is a UK-based Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), a not-for-profit organisation that has developed a strong recovery community model beyond the treatment room. The work they do reflects a deeper understanding...

Understanding Youth Recovery

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Recovery Support 
Recovery Support
Recovery-Oriented Services
Recovery for youth differs from that of adults because, for most adults, recovery is about regaining stability and returning to a functional life. For youth, they are still developing and discovering themselves.

Law Enforcement and Prevention of Problem Behaviors: An Important Connection to Improve the Health and Safety of Our Communities

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
Populations
Family
Public Health
Law
Law Enforcement
Police 
Partner Organisation

Why is the connection between law enforcement and prevention of problem behaviors such as substance use important?  Perhaps it is Safety within our communities.

While law enforcement is responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining public...

Drug production and precursors — EUDA ongoing activities

Format
Website
Themes
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Policy
Law
Data
Criminal Justice 
Emerging substances 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation

The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) continues to monitor illicit drug production and precursor chemicals across Europe to improve understanding of how drug markets are evolving. Production within the European Union is primarily focused...

Highlights from the 2026 UNODC World Drug Report

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Policy
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation
This webinar highlighted key findings from the 2026 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The session was presented by Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
Prisons / Corrections
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with UNODC, present 'Youth Voices for Prevention: Creative Pathways to Address Violence, Crime, and Build Safer Communities.'

European Drug Report 2026: Trends and Developments

Publication Date
Format
Report
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Quality Assurance
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Statistics
Data
Criminal Justice 
Service Provision & Engagement 
Epidemiology, Aetiology and Statistics
Partner Organisation

The European Drug Report 2026: Trends and Developments provides the latest overview of the drug situation across Europe, drawing on data from EU Member States, Türkiye, and Norway. The report examines patterns of drug use, drug-related...