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The program "Prevention in the family and in the community", to fight against addictions among young people, will be implemented in the next school year in three classes of the 1st cycle of the Azores, announced today the regional executive. Currently, all instruments are prepared, the next step is the implementation of sessions for parents and children and we establish partnerships with other entities, including private social solidarity institutions, "said the regional director of prevention and Suzete Frias
Suzete Frias explained that, in a first phase, the program will be directed to vulnerable groups with a pilot project comprising 14 sessions, with three defined vulnerable territories, two in São Miguel and one in Terceira
The novelty is "the existence of joint sessions" between young people and parents, sessions "where all the skills and all the content of the r"
"The purpose of the regional leadership is, rather than treat, go upstream to promote protective factors.In the language of health, vaccines protect these children, promoting the factors of pro and reduce risk factors, ie viruses that could make us vulnerable. "
The plan also provides for training for intervention teams in addictive behavior and addictions and for staff in host families as well as interventions in the field of school health
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