Friday, 6th December 2024
National prevention systems are an essential requirement for the effective development and implementation of comprehensive and contextually appropriate prevention policies and interventions. The panel presentations will provide an overview of global activities to strengthen prevention system, with specific examples from Europe and Oceania.
Attendees will be presented the UNODC perspective, with the presentation of the overarching themes and areas of focus highlighted by UNODC guiding documents, with recommendations for how the ISSUP community can interact with these resources to strengthen our own role in prevention systems. The interactive panel will share insights and engage in a panel discussion, inviting comments and questions from attendees.
Learning outcomes
- Receive an overview of best practice guiding resources for prevention planning and implementation.
- Gain an understanding of the concept of prevention systems.
- Gain insight into some examples for the development, review and implementation of prevention systems
Intended audience:
Substance Use Disorder prevention specialists and practitioners; policymakers; workforce interested in prevention and prevention systems; health professionals with an interest in prevention systems; students in the health and allied professions, engaged in the management of substance use disorders.
When: Friday, 6th December 2024
Time: 1:00 PM London | 8:00 AM Washington, D.C.
Language: The event will be presented in English.
Presenter information
Rachele Donini
Dr. Rachele Donini, MSc Psych, is a psychologist and psychotherapist with a long-standing career at the Public Local Health Agency (ASL 2-Savona, Italy) in the Department of Mental Health and Addiction, where she has worked since 1995.
Since 2007, Dr. Donini has led the Drug Prevention Unit, focusing on drug prevention planning and implementation, project management, and European project coordination. Over the last 15 years, she has contributed to numerous European initiatives aimed at advancing prevention science, including the EDPQS (European Drug Prevention Quality Standards), EUPC (European Prevention Curriculum), and ASAP (Analysis of Systems and Professionals) training. She currently serves as the local Project Manager for the European Commission-funded Frontline Politeia project.
Dr. Donini is a member of the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) Advisory Board for EUPC implementation and dissemination and is certified as a European trainer for EUPC. Since 2019, she has been a member of the EUSPR (European Society for Prevention Research) Board of Directors and was honored in 2020 with EUSPR’s “Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner” award.
She also consults for EUDA on EUPC training and other prevention initiatives and has worked with ISSUP Global since 2021 on developing and facilitating the INEP Plus course.
John Toumbourou
Professor and Chair in Health Psychology and Co-Leader of Intervention Science within the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED Lifespan), Deakin University, Australia.
Professor John Toumbourou is the Chair in Health Psychology within the School of Psychology at Deakin University. He is the Co-Leader of Intervention Sciences within the SEED Lifecourse Research Centre and a prominent social advocate in areas related to child and adolescent mental health promotion and the prevention of alcohol and drug problems. He plays a leadership role in assisting the development of partnerships and research capacity within the School. He teaches at postgraduate level and also supervises higher degree students. Professor Toumbourou has been influential internationally and nationally in assisting the development of research and practice in the fields of prevention science and health psychology. He has received international awards for his contributions in these areas and has been influential in reshaping Australian health policies to more effectively address adolescent alcohol misuse and related problems.
Wadih Maalouf (Mr.), PhD MPH
Programme Manager, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Dr Maalouf holds a PhD in Mental Health and Drug Addiction Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Wadih joined UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) in 2005, first based in the Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in Cairo-Egypt. In this capacity, he supported assessment of drug situations and development related drug response strategies, while building technical assistance on availing evidence-based prevention of drug use and treatment of substance use disorders in the region. Since 2010, he started managing a global programme on Prevention of Drug Use, Violence and Crime from UNODC HQ in Vienna. This programme promotes evidence-based prevention interventions and policies in line with the UNODC WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention. Further to the promotion of the Standards the programme aims to develop, pilot and assess the impact of family skills responses in preventing drug use, crime and violence (including in humanitarian settings) as well as life skills education responses in schools and in sport settings.
Moderators:
Goodman Sibeko
ISSUP Scientic Advisor.
Livia Edegger
ISSUP Deputy Chief Executive .
Attendee information
All participants are asked to register electronically.
There is no registration fee.
Certificates of attendance available.
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