Some key documents

(2025) ESPAD Ireland 2024: results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. ESPAD

(2024) The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022. Department of Health and University of Galway

(2024) Alcohol, drug use and experiences of sexual violence victimisation among first-year college students in Ireland. Journal of Sexual Aggression and summary

(2023) Short course. Social, Personal & Health Education (SPHE). Specification for junior cycle. Department of Education

(2022) Understanding substance use: educators guide. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

(2021) Risk and protective factors in adolescent behaviour: The role of family, school and neighbourhood characteristics in (mis)behaviour among young people. ESRI

(2021) Drug education best practice for health, community and youth workers: a practical and accessible tool-kit Health Education Journal and summary.  

(2019) Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): what educators need to know. NHS Ayrshire & Arran  

See also, our prevention page and family & young people page

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