Prevention Education Team
The Mornington Centre, 44A Malahide Road, Artane, Dublin 5
Louise Nolan, Prevention Education Officer, 01-8465078 / (087) 7977600 , Email:louise@dnedrugstaskforce.ie
Vanessa Hoare, Prevention Education Worker, 01-8465077 / (087) 7977833 Email:vanessa@dnedrugstaskforce.ie
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The services we offer are:
- We help with the development and delivery of Drugs Awareness Programmes in local schools and youth projects.
- We provide drugs education and awareness programmes for parents on a range of issues.
- We offer support to parents and, where necessary, provide information on useful services and agencies offering counselling, family therapy and other supports.
- We work in partnership with Community drug programmes, teachers and Home School Community Liaison Officers in the area.
- We continue to deliver substance use programmes as a support to the Walk Tall and Social Personal and Health Education programmes at primary and post-primary levels.
- In conjunction with relevant agencies, we continue to support schools with the development, implementation and review of school substance use policies.
- We offer information and training on substance use and related issues to community and youth workers that are based in the catchment area.
- We act as an information resource in the Dublin North East region providing high quality and up to date information on drugs and other relevant issues.
The Prevention and Education Objectives of the National Drugs Strategy are as follows:
To create greater societal awareness about the dangers and prevalence of drug misuse.- To equip young people and other vulnerable groups with the skills and supports necessary to make informed choices about their health, personal lives and social development.
The Mid-term Review of the National Drug Strategy found that considerable progress had been made to date and identified areas that need further work in order to fully implement the actions.
These include:
- Exploring ways of involving parents and families in prevention programmes, in particular parents and families of “at risk” children (actions 34 and 35).
- Factual preventative information for parents and families in dealing with substance misuse should be more easily accessible in appropriate locations.
- With regard to programmes in non-school based settings, these should also apply in non-school settings. This is particularly important in that this sector deals with young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds who are at a higher risk of early school-leaving and drug misuse.
These objectives have been examined and have been used to create localised objectives and actions, which will be implemented in the Dublin North East Area by the Prevention Education team in partnership with relevant agencies and with support from the Prevention Education Sub Group.
The Prevention Education Team of the DNELDTF, provide a range of services aimed at preventing, delaying onset and reducing the harms associated with drug use. All of these services are informed by current research and best practice guidelines.