mentor_ making it work:systems thinking around prevention
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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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