Alcohol and drug prevention among youth in St. Petersburg

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Alcohol and drug prevention among youth in St.
Petersburg

• Anna Skvortsova, project coordinator
• Information and Analyses Center for Social and
  Health NGOs St.
  Petersburg, Russia
  skvortsova_at_peterlink.ru
  
• Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles, Work Ability
  Social Inclusion
• St. Petersburg, 11-12 December 2007

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Objectives, target group, methods

• To influence risk-behaviour of young people
  towards responsible, sustainable relationship
  with alcohol, and towards abstinence vis-à-vis
  drugs.
• Development of modern preventive programs based
  on peer-to-peer methods and Health Councils in
  the schools, training for volunteers, interactive
  public actions, media seminars, seminars for
  local decision makers
• 3-4 pilot districts (in cooperation with NCM in
  St. Petersburg)

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Summary of project

• Start November 2007, end December 2008
• Funding Nordic Council of Ministers MoFA/
  Finland
• Partners
• in St. Petersburg IAC NGOs, Stellit, Look to
  the future, Drug abuse prevention center
  (Rovesnik)
• In Finland Centre for Health Prevention
  National Public Health Institute A-Clinic
  Foundation
• In Practice
• Together with the schools and colleges
  preventive programs and organized actions
  (monthly action Independence Day health
  promotion and alcohol prevention among young
  people, using play methods and creating
  motivation to healthy lifestyle peer-to-peer
  program Discovery - prevention of addictive
  behavior Health Councils in the schools)
• Development of a network of specialists in
  education, health social protection.
• Etc.

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Administration and coordination

• Administrative role of the Northern Council of
  Ministers Information Office in SPb.
• Steering Committee consists of representatives of
  Health Committee of SPb, Finlands Consulate
  General in SPb, the Northern Dimension
  Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing
  (NDPHS) expert group on Healthy Lifestyles
  (SIHLWA).
• Partnership role of other committees in SPb
  (social, youth, education etc.).
• Advisory Council consisting of representatives of
  Scandinavian partners to be formed in Helsinki.
• Implementation of the project Information and
  Analyses Center for Social and Health NGOs in
  SPb.

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Activity outline

• Stakeholder analysis Winter 2008 (Stellit)
• Trainings in the schools, technical colleges
  winter spring 2008 (Drug abuse prevention
  Center, Stellit)
• Interactive prevention actions winter spring
  2008 (Look to the Future)
• Public action May 2008 (Look to the Future)
• Media seminars spring autumn 2008 (IAC NGO,
  HC)
• Seminars for local decision makers winter -
  spring 2008 (IAC NGO, Health committee)
• Publication of the methodological materials
  autumn 2008
• Evaluation ongoing final Dec. 2008,
  NDPHS/SIHLWA
• Final report December 2008
• Possible 2nd phase continuation in 2009

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Accordance with national priorities

• The Nordic Countries have a special agreement and
  understanding to work towards reduction of harm
  of alcohol and of narcotic drugs.
• The Nordic Countries have important experiences,
  which they can share with other partners.
• Project is in full accordance with national
  strategic plans of Russian Federation and its
  priorities concerning combating the harmful use
  of alcohol and drug abuse and its consequences.

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Contacts in St. Petersburg

• Information and Analyses Center for Social and
  Health NGOs Anna Skvortsova, 7-939 5590,
  skvortsova_at_peterlink.ru
• Stellit Olga Kolpakova, 7-812-445 2893,
  kolpakova_at_ngostellit.ru
• Look to the Future Anna Khmyrova, 7-921 916
  6808, Khmyrova_at_list.ru
• Drug Abuse Prevention Center Marina Orlova,
  7-812-575 5613, orlova_m_at_mail.ru

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Look to the future
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