RISE YOUTH PROGRAMME TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO November 5th 2022

The Indian Walk Police Youth Club's young members continue to be involved in the RISE YOUTH Prevention Programme. The group of young people underwent four (4) training sessions from September to November. The subjects covered consist of:

• Define and discuss the etiology model and micro- and macro- environments
• Define the roles of families, schools, workplace, media and community
• Discuss how families, schools, workplace, media, and community impact youth and substance use
• Discuss what works and what doesn’t work in prevention
• Explain why substance use prevention is important to the well-being and health of a nation
• Discuss the relationship between epidemiology and prevention
• Describe the interactions of the macro- and micro-level influences with personal characteristics that contribute to substance use behaviours
• Explain the need for comprehensive and integrated prevention and treatment interventions/services

At the end of November, the RISE YOUTH Program will be finished, and a graduation celebration is scheduled for shortly after. Since it includes lessons on substance use awareness as well as events involving sports, social gatherings, parent meetings, and field trips, this program takes a comprehensive approach to tackling substance use prevention. The program's participation has also been approved by the institutions the participants attend.