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Title: FreD goes net in Cyprus
Summary: This programme targets first time offenders within the age range 14-24 who have been arrested for drug related offenses. They are refered by the Police to a course which motivates them to change their drug use habits and other high risk behaviors. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, process evaluation community children/young people Cyprus 2
Title: An adventure in the world of families
Summary: Experimental design for prevention of longitudinal character, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a parenting education program, developed in a community context, the promotion of social competence and well-being and prevent or reduce the behaviour problems of children and thus in preventing violence, consumption of licit and illicit substances and drop-out rates in adolescence. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, process evaluation family family/parents, adults Portugal 2
Title: Self-Esteem and Positive Classroom Environment in Drug Prevention
Summary: Introduction Children with good self-esteem are less prone to drug addiction. They are more satisfied with their lives, more resistant to peer pressure. Children with good relationships with their parents and peers do not need to satisfy their basic emotional needs with artificial stimulants. Bearing this in mind we developed a long term universal school-based group intervention to increase self-esteem of children, improve relationships in classrooms and prevent drug abuse. Programme is aimed at population of 12-13 year olds, an age considered critical in forming behaviours and attitudes towards drug abuse. Two professional facilitators work with a group of children every week for 90 minutes during 10 months period. Programme is a part of school curriculum. Every child in classroom is required to participate. If classroom is greater than 15 children, it is split into two groups. Sessions consist of discussions, games, role-plays. Preference is given to topical issues that are brought into session by children and interaction between children during a session. Facilitators are asked to engage with children in partner-like way, praise them for positive aspects of their personality and behaviour and correct their negative behaviour by discussing it and suggesting alternatives. Every session has a theme – my strengths, me and my peers, relationships with parents, sexuality, drug abuse, what to do when somebody is harming you, etc. Facilitators are selected and trained before start of the programme. Not every worker in prevention is able to facilitate the programme. In order for the programme to be effective, facilitators have to fulfil strong criteria regarding their personality and interaction style. Programme has been run during school years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 in 28 schools in various regions in Slovakia. 95 professional facilitators worked with 63 groups of children. 701 children participated. Results show statistically significant improvement of relationships in classroom and protective effect on classroom environment as compared with control group (SEM, ANOVA). Changes in self-esteem of children varied according to the kinds of facilitators that worked with children. Facilitators who were able to develop positive relationships with children increased self-esteem of children statistically significantly more than facilitators who were not. Children with previously low self-esteem were more sensitive to personality of facilitator than children with good self-esteem. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation school children/young people Slovak Republic 2
Title: Between Houses
Summary: "Between Houses" is a preventive programme for children aged between 6 to <12 years; Teens > = 12 and <16 years; Young people > = 16 to 30 years; and parents. The programme promotes protective factors and reduces the risk factors through the Social Learning Theory, Theory Skills Training (values​​, expectations and behaviour patterns are defined by their culture and family is the normative group with more influence, then there can be change in attitudes when there is a contact with adults and with information on how to handle problem situations, attitudes can be improved with your workout successive) and Person Centred Approach and the Family. This symbiosis, and according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the individual is essential to work in different areas of life: individual, school, peer group, family and community, thus making it active in preventive process. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, impact evaluation, process evaluation school family/parents, children/young people Portugal 2
Title: "Families in Mission" - Personal and social skills development programme
Summary: Aims to study the effectiveness of family intervention programs implemented as a strategy promoting the positive development of families, making thus their children and young people healthier, stronger and happier. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, impact evaluation, process evaluation community family/parents, children/young people Portugal 2
Title: Pre-Venture: Personality-targeted interventions for adolescent alcohol misuse.
Summary: Pre-Venture, a personality targeted cognitive behavioural intervention to reduce alcohol and drug misuse, was examined amongst school pupils aged 13 to 16. A reduction in problematic drinking rates and onset of drug use was reported. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, impact evaluation school children/young people United Kingdom 3
Title: Young People As Peer Educators In Drug Misuse
Summary: Increases young people's knowledge of drugs and develops communication skills to enable them to explore and discuss all aspects of issues related to young people and substance misuse with their peers. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, process evaluation school, community children/young people United Kingdom 1
Title: Coping Power Programme
Summary: Disruptive behaviour at an early age (middle childhood) is a risk factor for conduct disorder and substance abuse in adolescence. Treating both parents and children may prevent later problems. Parents in the treatment group were treated with manualised behavioural therapy and their children (age 8-13 years) with cognitive-behavioural therapy (less discussions and more activities to suit the short attention span of these children). Parents in the control group received care as usual, typically offered in outpatient clinics, i.e. behaviour therapy, family therapy, play therapy and parental guidance. Five years later the treated children (age 13-18 years) showed significantly less conduct disorder and substance abuse. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, impact evaluation community children/young people Netherlands 3
Title: Programme for Counteracting Social Pathology in Adolescents
Summary: The programme addresses adolescents (aged 13-19) at risk of social pathology, using and experimenting with psychoactive substances. Work is done through psycho-corrective support groups, which aim at providing assistance in learning skills of satisfying psycho-emotional needs in a socially acceptable manner. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, impact evaluation, process evaluation community children/young people Poland 2
Title: F.E.E.T. to Walk: Prevent, Educate, Socialize (P.E.S. P'andar: Prevenir, educar e socializar - Programa de Competências Pessoais e Sociais e Promoção de estilos de Vida Saudáveis)
Summary: The main objective of the program is the development of personal and social skills and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. The main target group of the 2-year project are young people living in a deprived neighbourhood. The program applies a cognitive-behavioural approach and methods of living education. >> 		prevention outcome evaluation, process evaluation family, school, community family/parents, children/young people Portugal 2

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