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The Prevention Hub

The Prevention Hub. UNODC CND Side Event International Standards of Drug Use Prevention March 11, 2013 prevention hub .org. Mentor International Role. Identifying.... Undertaking.... Supporting.... Disseminating.... Promising and Best Practice...... In collaboration with others......

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The Prevention Hub

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  1. The Prevention Hub UNODC CND Side Event International Standards of Drug Use Prevention March 11, 2013 preventionhub.org

  2. Mentor International Role • Identifying.... • Undertaking.... • Supporting.... • Disseminating.... • Promising and Best Practice...... • In collaboration with others...... • International agencies • NGOs • Governments • Institutions

  3. “Best practice” • “Best Practice” based on: • Sound scientific principles • Research and Evaluation • Promise and Potential from experience • Accepted Quality Standards • The “scientist” or “researcher” provides the data, the “evidence”, the “standards” • The “practitioner” and policy maker implement

  4. Bridging the Gap • Mentor aims to: • Bridge the gap between science and practice • Make it a 2 way dialogue • Make the science comprehensible and accessible • “Help the helpers” – to become aware of and to apply the learning, the standards, the evidence. • Accessible to the drug prevention community • All who have a role in prevention – the agents of prevention • Developed and developing country settings

  5. Quality Standards • So much excellent and valuable work • Informative and sound content BUT • Must avoid the “sitting on the self” syndrome • Make it available, accessible • A tool to impact policy and practice • Improve effectiveness and efficiency • Reach the target audiences

  6. And so....The Prevention Hub

  7. The Prevention Hub A focal point for sharing research, policy and best practice – the Prevention Hub builds networks and supports the global drug prevention community

  8. The Prevention Hub - online

  9. Prevention Hub Sharing & SupportAll users have the ability to share opinion, experience and knowledge with others in the hub forum. They can ask Mentor any question

  10. Prevention Hub Professional DevelopmentA collection of training tools, user guides, webinars, videos, online lectures and discussion forums

  11. Prevention Hub Promising & Effective PracticeAdvocates for the need for effective prevention and examples of evaluated projects / programmes

  12. Prevention Hub Who is Who?An extensive database of scientists, agencies, organisations, and individuals working in the field, providing opportunities for networking and collaboration

  13. Prevention Hub InformationAn online library of research, news, statistics, resources, policy and events. Latest articles make up the Prevention Update

  14. Be a part of the Prevention Hub • Benefits to those that join the hub: • Create profile for themselves and their organisation • Share their practice • Share their research • Advertise events • Post to the forum • Comment on content • Receive the Prevention Update

  15. Prevention Update • FREE Resource • Circulated every fortnight by email • Contains summary articles covering the following areas: • Research • News • Statistics • Policy • Events • Resources • Publishes upcoming events • and conferences

  16. Evaluation • Undertaken by Oxford Brookes University • Close collaboration with the Prevention Hub team • Evaluating the impact of the project upon the practitioners, as well as young people • Learning will inform the hub development

  17. Desired outcomes The promotion of the need for effective drug prevention

  18. Desired Outcomes Global spread of effective practice

  19. Desired Outcomes Accessibility to the latest news and research from the field

  20. Desired Outcomes Appropriate training to workers on the ground

  21. Desired Outcomes Informed policy makers

  22. Desired Outcomes Science meets the practitioner – exchange that enables science to be delivered directly to practitioners and for practitioners to inform scientists

  23. Desired Outcomes Support to all ‘ask any question’

  24. Ultimate Goal Ultimately - effective prevention being delivered to young people

  25. The Target Audience • The Drug Prevention Community – The “agents of prevention”, the “helpers”: E.g. • Practitioners • Policy makers • Organisations • Scientists, Researchers • Governments • Parents • Teachers • Youth Leaders • Educators, Carers etc.

  26. The ultimate target group

  27. The global knowledge centre that helps the helpers in drug prevention safeguard our youth preventionhub.org

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