💚Support. Don’t Punish Youth: Young People Navigating Drug Policies and Challenges 💚 This year, Youth RISE conducted a survey, to capture the experiences and perceptions of young people affected by drug policies worldwide. These were their responses: #SupportDontPunish

🌍 Global Voices on Drug Policy 🌍 Young people worldwide are navigating punitive drug policies and facing challenges to access life-saving harm reduction services. In our recent survey, diverse youth shared their experiences and insights. #SupportDontPunish #YouthVoices

🔍 Why Change is Needed 🔍 Youth are disproportionately affected by punitive drug policies. These policies often lead to stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to essential services. Let's prioritize health, human rights, and dignity! #SupportDontPunish #YouthRights

TEENS LINK UGANDA paralegals call for a deep community engagement with #LawEnforcement amid the recent surge in #PWUD arrests and hot spot raids in Wakiso. Support.Don't Punish UHAI EASHRI Uganda Key Populations Consortium

Today on international youth day, I'm celebrating the young people who are challenging the status quo and using their seat at the table to demand justice for all. Join me and follow them: Youth Coalition Y+ Global Youth LEAD CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality FRIDA Youth RISE

Real Stories, Real Impact: Humanizing drug policy 🌍 This year, Youth RISE conducted a survey to capture the experiences and perceptions of young people affected by drug policies worldwide. Here are some of the responses: #SupportDontPunish #RealStories #YouthImpact

🗣️ Real stories, Real impact 🗣️ Punitive drug policies have life-long negative impacts which disproportionately affects youth. Humanize drug policies now ! #SupportDontPunish #RealStories #YouthImpact

Join the Adolescent and Young Key Population (AYKP) partnership for the new "Global HIV Landscape: The Big Players Series", organized by the Adolescent and Young Key Populations Partnership 🌱🤓 Wednesday, 14 August 2024 | 9:00AM (GMT-4) 3:00PM (GMT+2) 6:30PM (GMT+5:30) 📍

💚 “I wish they had told us how to be safe” 💚 1/4 "An effective drug education that prepares students to make safe choices around drugs – whether they use them or not – is needed."🌍 Check the full article here: youthrise.org/i-wish-they-ha… UNJUST-UK

💚 “I wish they had told us how to be safe” 💚 2/4 "In the UK, two workshops with small groups of around 5 to 7 young participants were held, along with the principal researcher and a youth coordinator."🌍 Check the full article here: youthrise.org/i-wish-they-ha… UNJUST-UK

💚 “I wish they had told us how to be safe” 💚 3/4 The workshops revealed that: 👉Drugs are predominantly taught through a criminal approach 👉Knowledge about drugs was formed before the classroom 👉Biased nature of drug education was evident youthrise.org/i-wish-they-ha… UNJUST-UK

💚 “I wish they had told us how to be safe” 💚 4/4 Participants proposed: 🌈Teach slowly, repeatedly, and incrementally 🌈Teach how to make informed decisions 🌈Accommodate cultural differences Full article here: youthrise.org/i-wish-they-ha… UNJUST-UK📍

We're excited to share with you the highlights of the Adolescent and Young Key Population (AYKP) webinar session: "Global HIV Landscape: The Big Players Series", organized by the Adolescent and Young Key Populations Partnership 🤓 Here's what the participants had to say!👇🏽

Body Autonomy: Decolonizing Sex Work and Drug Use! 2/2☂️ In August of this year, Youth RISE conducted an interview with Justice, Presto and Paula, who are part of the team of authors and collaborators behind Body Autonomy. 📚 Today, we'd like you to know more about them!🙌🏽

Body Autonomy: Decolonizing Sex Work and Drug Use! 1/2☂️ In an era when the privileged can publicly embrace the benefits of psychedelics and sex positivity, marginalized communities continue to bear the brunt of interpersonal and systemic violence [...]

We're happy to announce that the article “I wish they had told us how to be safe”, written by André Belchior Gomes is now available on the resource section of our website!💊❤️‍🩹 Click here to learn more about these amazing workshops: youthrise.org/resources/i-wi…📌 UNJUST-UK

We're happy to announce that the article “I wish they had told us how to be safe”, written by André Belchior Gomes is now available on the resource section of our website!💊 Click here to read the full article: youthrise.org/resources/i-wi…… 📌

Now published in Youth RISE - a project I had the pleasure to develop with UNJUST-UK + Release Drugs Speaking with young people from London, we explored the challenges with today's education on drugs, the lack of real examples, and how to rebuild it! youthrise.org/resources/i-wi…

[ESPAÑOL] "Catalizadores del cambio: perspectivas desde las juventudes en la reducción de daños en el uso de opioides"📄 Miércoles 11 de Septiembre 2024 11:00am Mexicali -12:00pm CDMX - 1:00pm Colombia Formulario de inscripción: forms.gle/twSwqaR1bwdNdJ…📌

[ENGLISH] Youth RISE presents the report: Catalysts for Change: Youth-Driven Insights in Opioid Harm Reduction!📄 Thursday, September 12th2024 6:00pm CEST - 4:00pm GMT - 12:00pm ET Moderator: Carolina Ahumada (Youth RISE) Registrations are now open: lnkd.in/eGQyy3ak📌