About the Project

The project ’’Strengthening the Role of Key Actors in Drug Prevention’’ is implemented by the Pompidou Group and is built on the outcomes and lessons learned of the previous project ’’Developing a Drug Prevention Support Network for Parents and Professionals in Georgia’’. The Project will continue to provide international expertise and technical support to Georgian authorities for translating Georgia’s first Drug Prevention Strategy (2021-2026) into concrete actions and introducing evidence-based methods and targeted programmes of prevention.

As the international drug policy platform of the Council of Europe, which Georgia joined in May 2020, the Pompidou Group is in the unique position to share a wide range of experiences in the drugs field with Georgian professionals and provide advice in aligning drug policies and practices with human rights standards. In this second phase, the Pompidou Group will expand co-operation with key actors in drug prevention, including state institutions and local administration, prevention specialists and parents, to further shape the country’s drug prevention policy.

  Budget: EUR 600 000 

 Duration: 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2026

How does the project work?

The project outcomes will be pursued through  a variety of activities, including: development and publication of resource materials (handbooks) for professionals, handouts of parents, training modules and training of trainers for specialists working with end beneficiaries of the project, assessment and evaluation of the previously developed programmes and as a result, upscaling the programmes at national and municipal level, developing rehabilitation and care interventions, organizing cascade of trainings for range of professionals on drug prevention-related interventions, such as mental health issues and psychosocial trauma linked to substance use disorders, designing legislative and policy recommendations, as well as developing strategic policy documents in line with human rights standards.

Who benefits from the project?

Partners:  Ministry of Justice, Inter-Agency Coordination Council for Combatting Drug Abuse, National Drug Observatory, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health and Social Affairs, Centre for Mental Health and Prevention of Addiction, Special Penitentiary Service, National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of non-custodial sentences and Probation, Agency for State Care and Assistance for the (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking, Office of the Resource Officers of Educational Institutions, Academy of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Defense, local administrations of Georgia.

End Beneficiaries: children and adolescents at risk of drug use or dependence, parents.

What do we expect to achieve?

The project aims to contribute to strengthening the role of key actors and institutions in drug prevention, through further clarifying their role and empowering them to fulfill their involvement in drug prevention efforts. The project, therefore, aims to enhance the skills of relevant specialists from the drug prevention and mental health fields. Bringing international expertise and experience from other Pompidou Group members States, it will also facilitate the evaluation of previously developed programmes and interventions to further upscale them at the national and municipal level. All actions envisaged in the project will be guided by the National Drug Prevention Strategy for 2021-2026 and will support the implementation of its Action Plan for 2024-2026.