young people

Youth Who Misuse Drugs Are More Likely to Commit Suicide

Scientific article

Suicide ranks among the top five causes of death among 15- to 19-year-olds. Research has shown that youth who misuse drugs are more likely to commit suicide than their peers who do not abuse substances. An estimated 27-50 percent of...

Online Learning Module: The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence

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The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released an engaging learning module that provides evidence-based information on the effects of cannabis use during adolescence. The module is based on CCSA's report on the psychological...

The effects of cannabis use during adolescence

Underage Drinking Influenced by Alcohol Marketing

Scientific article

A new study has found that exposure to alcohol marketing increases the amount and frequency of drinking among young people across Europe. More than 9,000 students in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Poland provided information about...

Online Learning for Prevention Standards

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The module aims to help prevention teams, mental health professionals, school administrators, law enforcement personnel and others to plan, select, implement and evaluate prevention initiatives in their communities and schools, and at home.

Short Course: Involving Children and Young People in the Design and Conduct of Research

29 September 2016

Cardiff

United Kingdom

DECIPHer, the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement, will run a one-day course on how to involve children and young people in the design and conduct of research, with a particular focus on the development and evaluation of complex interventions. The course includes practical sessions where delegates can apply learning to develop a plan for involving children and young pe

young people

Youth Who Misuse Drugs Are More Likely to Commit Suicide (link is external)

Online Learning Module: The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence (link is external)

Underage Drinking Influenced by Alcohol Marketing (link is external)

Online Learning for Prevention Standards (link is external)

Short Course: Involving Children and Young People in the Design and Conduct of Research

Youth Who Misuse Drugs Are More Likely to Commit Suicide

Online Learning Module: The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence

Underage Drinking Influenced by Alcohol Marketing

Online Learning for Prevention Standards