I am extremely grateful to have met and worked with my regional brothers and sisters in creating evidence based prevention programs that will benefit our communities, country and region by extension.Kudos especially to Isabella, Dichen,Valarie, Shavangi, Yvana, Moreno and Dwayne for making this...
I was fortunate enough to be a part of the first Caribbean Youth Forum that was held from 21-25 of the month October. It was an amazing experience meeting so many like minded people. Like minded in wanting to make a change yet so different in wanting to make it in their own unique way. I learned so...
Our cultural night event at the 1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention! A night full of colors, music, culture, languages, food, poetry, history, landscapes, and amazing talent and dance moves! Thank you Caribbean youth for such an enriching experience!
Rakhi Vashishtha, Michael Livingston, Amy Pennay, Paul Dietze, Sarah MacLean, John Holmes, Rachel Herring, Gabriel Caluzzi & Dan I. Lubman (2019) Why is adolescent drinking declining? A systematic review and narrative synthesis, Addiction Research & Theory, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1663831
There has been a notable decline in adolescent drinking in developed nations over the past two decades. Understanding the reasons behind this positive downward trend will help professionals support the continuation of this decline into the future.
OAS/CICAD would like to thank all authorities who joined us in the opening ceremony of the First Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention to listen to the voice of our youth and to contribute to the discussion of this important issue in the Caribbean Region.
Source: Manhica H, Lundin A, Danielsson A. Not in education, employment, or training (NEET) and risk of alcohol use disorder: a nationwide register-linkage study with 485 839 Swedish youths. BMJ Open 2019;9:e032888. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032888 Abstract Objective To investigate to what extent...
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones visits Karachi,Pakistan You can also see Ahmad Shah interaction highlight with the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones during our meeting #AmbJones recently visited Karachi to reaffirm America’s commitment to develop Pakistan. #AmbJones met...
The slide below is a representation of what is currently happening vs. what our dream is a team are looking forward to produce at the end our program. ?
St. Kitts and Nevis is known to produce some of the excellent drummers. Featured here is a clip of some of drummers providing melodious rhythmic music accompanied by the Sax. Enjoy! The tall green structure in the back is a depiction of our Iconic Clock located in the heart of the capital.
Team GuYAD proudly sharing their culture with the world as we prepare for the 1st Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention taking place in October 2019 in Barbados!
A poem created by the Antiguan team outlining three of the nine national symbols in Antigua & Barbuda, which includes: The national fruit(The Antiguan Black Pineapple) The National wear The national flower(The dagger log flower)
