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SIN Care

Project Promoter: Społeczna Inicjatywa Narkopolityki
Proposal: 1st thematic call
Co-financed from the program: 28 014,00 EUR
Partners: VšI “Baltarusių nacionalinė jaunimo taryba "Rada" (Belarus)
Duration time: 01.11.2021-31.01.2023

The aim of the project is to provide access to information on psychoactive substances, including legal ones: alcohol, nicotine and caffeine, as well as providing psychological and legal support to those in need. The problem we are responding to as SIN (the Social Initiative for Narcopolitics) is the lack of education about psychoactive substances and carrying out policies based on intimidation and punishment. We want to counteract the stigmatisation and exclusion of substance users and addicts. Our activities are grounded in the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, developed by the World Health Organization in 2013. The key activities include providing education at music events and festivals as well as online through social media, podcasts and videos. We also provide psychological and legal support to those in need. Our direct target groups are primarily youth and young adults at risk of exclusion due to substance use or addiction. We also reach out to professionals working in the field of psychoactive substances and addictions, students and graduates of psychology, law, neuroscience and chemistry. Indirect beneficiaries of the project are the target group’s relatives and friends. Partners in the project are the Belarusian National Youth Council RADA and the informal organisation Legalize Belarus. The partners provide resources necessary to provide legal and psychological assistance to persons convicted under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and their families.