The Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development is a valuable resource that offers a comprehensive registry of scientifically validated and scalable interventions. The programme's mission is to prevent antisocial behaviour and encourage positive youth development while championing evidence-based practices at local and national levels. Through their publications, they emphasise the importance of rigorous scientific standards when evaluating the effectiveness of prevention interventions.

Many programmes implemented in communities often fail to deliver the expected results or...

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) launched a new prevention initiative to address the need for competent professionals involved in drug use prevention across Central Asia. The first training aimed at prevention practitioners titled, “UPC 10 – Introduction to the Universal Prevention Curriculum Series for Practitioners”, convened in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 15 – 20 April 2024.

In line with the framework for expanding INL-sponsored DDR capacity enhancement interventions in the region, DAP expanded the "UPC Practitioners Series" and organised a second regional Training of Trainers...

INTRODUCTION:

The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) and The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) are paradigms of the efforts to achieve an international standardised training for drug demand reduction. Both curricula are based on evidence-based knowledge and practice and follow the quality standards established by important international institutions such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). In addition to training directly aimed at professionals, it...

ARRIÈRE-PLAN:

En diffusant les programmes universels de prévention (UPC), le Plan de Colombo (PC) cherche à réduire l’écart entre les connaissances scientifiques sur la prévention efficace de l’usage de substances et leur application sur le terrain. En 2020, le CP a adapté ces méthodes de formation pour qu’elles soient dispensées en ligne.

VISE:

Cette étude de mise en œuvre visait à adapter la procédure pas à pas de la série des coordinateurs de l’UPC à un support d’apprentissage en ligne et à distance et à développer une étude d’évaluation des processus axée sur la mise en œuvre des cours...

BACKGROUND

There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first to report findings from the implementation of the Core: Introduction to the Universal Prevention Curriculum.

AIMS

The aims of this study were to:

(1) consider the feasibility of implementing UPC in Nigeria;

(2) determine whether the programme was delivered as designed;

(3) determine whether training objectives were met;

(4) highlight connections between...