mentor_ making it work:systems thinking around prevention

Making It Work:

Systems Thinking Around Prevention

Objectives of this approach• Identifying community needs and filling the

existing gaps;• Understanding each other’s role and

responsibilities in prevention;• Working as a connected ecosystem to ensure

effective, sustainable, and scalable prevention.

Who we areMentor is the UK’s authoritative voice in protecting young people from the harms of

drug and alcohol misuse.

Research Programmes Policy

Our approachA holistic, life-course, systemic approach to prevention:

Developing life skills that build resilience to risk.

Throughout a young person’s lifetime

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Building our evidence baseMentor-ADEPIS is publicly acknowledged as the leading source of evidence-based resources for alcohol and drug education and prevention for

schools. 

Evidence tells us what works

What is evidence?

Source: UNODC International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, 2015

How to implement evidence-based practice?

Systemicapproach

Networking

Partnerships

Leadership

Support

Sustainability

DesignImplementation

IntegrationFunding

EngagementMonitoringEvaluationEvidence

A community of (evidence-based) practice

forms collaborative partnerships

shares best practices and learning

supports each other

buildsa strong

evidence base

A connected ecosystem

COMMUNITY

YOUNG PERSON

FAMILY

SCHOOL

Carers

Parents

Teacher & staff training

Healthy Schools

Extracurricular activities

Leadership

Resilience education

Life-skills education

PSHE

Faith-based organisations

SchoolpolicyHealthcare

services(incl. mental

health)

Emergency services

External service

providers

Research and resource centres

Local Education Authorities

Media and advertising

Youth / community groups

Child protection services

Rehabilitation services

Prisons

Charities

Government

National policy

Data collection Legal services

Carers’ support services

International policy

NGOs

Businesses

Work experience

PRUs

Peers

Sustainability

Programme design

Funding

Infrastructure & Planning

Programme Delivery

Monitoring

Evaluation & Feedback

Data & Evidence

Reporting

Pre-implementation

Implementation

Post-implementation

SustainabilityA systemic approach to an effective prevention system

Source: UNODC

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