Youth and Adolescents

Understanding Emotions: Nivishe Mental Health Comic Book

Book
Nivishe Foundation successfully launched “Understanding Emotions,” the first chapter in its groundbreaking Brainwaves Comic Book Series, one of Africa’s first comic books dedicated to mental health education. The series uses relatable...

Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Flagship Initiative by UN Youth Office

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
The United Nations Youth Office launched the flagship initiative on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing! The initiative promotes an ecosystem model for youth mental health and wellbeing, using a whole-of-society approach. The initiative was...

Novel approaches to prevent the recruitment and participation of young people in European drug markets

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Online

Objective: This webinar aims to explore innovative and evidence-informed approaches to preventing the recruitment and involvement of young people in drug markets across Europe. Drawing on interventions implemented in various European countries, the session will examine how these strategies can disrupt pathways into drug-related criminality and offer meaningful alternatives for at-risk young people.

Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action

Report
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Highlights how young people in Canada, aged 18 to 29, are at higher risk of suffering from high levels of gambling-related harms, including financial, emotional, psychological and relationship harms. This report is released in partnership...
CCSA

Call for Review: School-Based Substance Use Prevention Standards

Scientific article
We’re excited to share that the School-Based Substance Use Prevention, Education, and Intervention: A Multi-Tiered and Developmental Approach for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools (PRV STD-16:2025), is now open for public review in both...

ESPAD Report 2024

Report
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The ESPAD report presents the results of the eighth data-collection wave, which took place in 2024, and marks an impressive 30 years of data collection by this long-standing collaboration. More than 113 000 15- to 16-year-old students from...

Personal Impacts of Substance Use

Website
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) transforms complex data into insights that reflect real human experiences. Every aspect of the Canadian Substance Use Cost and Harms (CSUCH) project represents individuals with lived...
CCSA