FRGJOB_1481

Location: Newbridge, Co Kildare

Closing date: 16th July at 12pm

The aim of the Drug Prevention and Education Initiative (DPEI) is to ensure that community-wide support exists for a risk and protection, data-driven, research-based, outcome-focused prevention approach to substance misuse in young people in the South Western Substance Use Regional Forum (SURF) region. In addition it aims to raise the capacity of and improve cohesion between statutory, community and voluntary services in relation to substance use prevention and education for young people. These aims are achieved through The Communities That Care approach to substance misuse, including the development of training initiatives for staff, volunteers and community leaders in a range of statutory, voluntary and community organisations throughout the region, as well as developmental and educational programmes for young people, a youth participation structure and engagement with other key stakeholders in the area. This initiative is managed by Foróige and funded through SURF via KWETB.