Emerging Trends in Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Challenges and Opportunities

In preparation for the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26th June, the Community Programme for Addiction and Mental Health organised a symposium to take stock of the addiction issues in its target area. The event will gather a number of local institutions and personalities who will discuss emerging issues and trends on alcohol and drug abuse, challenges, and possible remedies and or interventions.

26th June is a day set aside to highlight the dangers of drug use and their illegal trade. This involves the creation of awareness on the extreme cultural, health, and economic harm the trade with and consumption of drugs is still doing across the globe one hundred years after the war on drugs was initially launched in Shanghai. In this regard, we acknowledge drug abuse and addiction as a real crisis that needs urgent intervention. The event will be opened by Rev. Wangai Gachoka focusing on the emerging trends and issues around drug abuse. Thereafter there shall be an interactive breakaway session where participants will discuss the following sub-themes:

A recoverees perspective
A treatment center perspective
An employer’s perspective
An academic perspective

The groups shall hold discussions with the mind of identifying the emerging trends and challenges that are being witnessed in the field of alcohol and drug abuse. This will prepare a discussion on the way forward in addressing these challenges with an aim of coming up with recommendations to the stakeholders charged with the responsibility of addressing drug abuse.

A detailed report of the event will be published on these pages as soon as available.

Details: Created: 11 June 2021

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Protect and Rescue children from Abusive situations

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The programme rescues children facing harm as a result of physical, sexual, child marriage, FGM and emotional abuse, as well as neglect and exploitation. Street connected children are also rescued. They are provided with proper care in our rescue centres.

Upon rehabilitation, these children are reintegrated back into the community and provided with education support like school uniforms and fees where need be in order to settle them in schools. The programme also target vulnerable in Nyahururu sub-county who lack access to one or more basic needs and their rights are constantly abused. The programme support such children with schooling needs, resource mobilization from the community as well as advocating for their rights.

Advocacate for Child Protection

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The programme works with different stakeholders involved in child protection matters to advocate for child protection and resolve issues of violated children in a timely and child-inclusive manner in line with their best interests. The programme undertakes the following activities;

Educating the public through radio shows and awareness creation on matters of children
Collaborating with the government agencies and civil societies on activities that enhance the promotion of child rights
Working with local and national networks in the field of child protection.
Empowerment of direct beneficiaries by providing information on the existing initiatives by government and organization that provides for their rights.

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Support youth acquiring technical skills

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The programme works with vulnerable youth by providing them with practical skills through attaching them with local artisans. In addition, the youth are equipped with life-skills and entrepreneurial skills. This increases their opportunity to access decent job creation and enhances their employability, thereby contributing to reduce unemployment, vulnerability and poverty for vulnerable and marginalized youth, both in urban and rural settings. }

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