The Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe in cooperation and partnership with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) within its project "Developing a Drug Prevention Support Network for Parents and Professionals in Georgia" has started cascade of the regional trainings for Georgian school directors and representatives of local self-government bodies (municipalities).

The two-day training covered topics such as epidemiology of psychoactive substances and importance of prevention, language of prevention, evidence-based approaches, international and European standards (EDPQS) in prevention, school-based, family and environmental prevention, prevention at workplace, media and community related prevention, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation in prevention. The training content follows the Georgian version of the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) which was adopted by the EMCDDA in Georgia in 2022. The training includes theoretical and practical exercises in groups.

The training was conducted by the Council of Europe experts, EMCDDA accredited EUPC national trainers – Ms. Darejan (Jana) Javakhishvili and Ms. Mariam Razmadze.

The two cascade trainings targeted school directors and representatives of municipalities of the capital- Tbilisi and Rustavi. In total, 26 participants have participated in the trainings. The Project ’’Developing a Drug Prevention Support Network for Parents and Professionals in Georgia’’ will further continue the  trainings on prevention in 8 cities of Georgia from June onwards.