The European Drug Prevention Prize is awarded every two years to active youth drug prevention projects that are currently functioning in Pompidou Group member states. Its objective is to recognize the importance of active youth participation in creating a better and healthier environment for all communities in Europe. The Prize will be awarded to three youth projects that will each receive a monetary benefit of € 5,000.
Being innovative is a feature of youth cultures in all countries, therefore projects including innovative approaches such as video, Internet, mobile phone and text messaging, as well as targeting young people under 18 are particularly encouraged to present themselves. In this respect the Prize is also a way to present new approaches to an interested audience. To ensure this, a descriptive inventory of shortlisted projects will be published and disseminated by the Pompidou Group.
The entries will be judged by a Jury composed of 7 young people from different European countries. The Jury for the Prize 2010 includes young people from Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Russian Federation and Turkey. The Jury will be supported by an advisory group of experts.
Projects which previously submitted their application and were not selected by the Jury can reapply.
Eligibility Criteria
A project that enters the competition for the Prize should make certain that it meets the following eligibility criteria:
1. The project must be currently running in one (or more) of the Council of Europe member states1. Projects whose work is mainly outside this geographical area are ineligible.
2. The project must be run by more than one person and have some formal structure, for example a management committee or steering group (Documentary evidence of this will be required). Projects can be government sponsored, run by NGOs (nongovernmental organisations), in the private sector, or organised by local communities. Projects do not have to be funded to be eligible – they can be entirely voluntary.
3. The work of eligible projects must be wholly or mainly in the area of drug prevention. Projects that are not concerned with drug prevention will not be eligible. We accept a broad definition of drug prevention, and we encourage you to apply if your project defines itself as a drug prevention project. Projects that address risk or protective factors associated with drug use are extremely significant, even if they are not directly concentrating on drug issues. However, projects that are exclusively working with people who already have developed problems with their drug use (‘indicated prevention’) are unlikely to be successful.
4. Young people, under the age of 25 years, must be involved in the work of the project. There is no lower age limit.
What we mean by ‘drugs’
We include in the definition of ‘drugs’, illegal drugs; alcohol; tobacco; volatile substances (glues, gases, aerosols, etc.); so called ‘legal highs’; and prescription and over-the-counter medicines when they are misused. However, it is likely that successful applications will have some element of their work addressing illegal drugs specifically.
What we mean by ‘drug prevention’
By ‘drug prevention’, we mean the prevention of the misuse of drugs by a range of methods. Interdiction (the control of supply by law enforcement, etc.) and treatment activities are not included. Drug prevention can take many forms, and may not always be direct – it could, for example, include teaching people generic life-skills or improving their self-esteem which might be expected to have an impact on drug use. It might also include activities that divert people from drug use, such as improving leisure facilities. However, we would expect all applicant Projects to have an explicit drug prevention orientation in their objectives.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) identifies three prevention strategies: universal, selective and indicated prevention.
Universal prevention is aimed at the whole population, where all groups are equally considered to be at a low risk. It includes school-based programmes and activities as well as family-based approaches such as parents' evenings, lectures, seminars and workshops.
Selective prevention targets specific groups within the population that are at risk of substance abuse, for example young offenders, school drop-outs, ethnic groups thought to be at greater risk, young people from problem neighbourhoods, families or even entire communities where people may be more likely to develop drug problems.
Indicated prevention aims to identify individuals with behavioural or psychological problems that may be predictive for developing problem substance use later in life, and to target them individually with special interventions. Such individuals include those with mental health problems psychiatric disorders, and early signs of drug use. If your project uses an older framework for classifying prevention (‘primary’, ‘secondary’ and ‘tertiary’2), please note that projects solely undertaking ‘tertiary’ prevention would probably not be eligible for the European Drug Prevention Prize.
What we mean by ‘young people’s participation’
By ‘young people’s participation’ we mean the active involvement of young people in the work of the project. See the list below (under ‘Assessment and selection criteria’, the criteria n°2.) for different areas where young people might be involved.
Simply ‘consulting’ with young people or ‘taking their opinions into account’ is unlikely to be sufficient. We would also expect young people to be involved in more than the delivery of the project’s activities – we would expect them to have some say in the design.
Assessment and Selection Criteria
Eligible projects will be assessed according to two main criteria of equal weight:
1. The quality of the prevention work
Projects will be assessed on the quality of the drug prevention work. The following aspects will be considered:
- the philosophy of the project must be stated and have a strong dimension of active youth participation, which is central to its work;
- the objectives of the project must be clearly stated and they ought to be achievable;
- there must be some evidence of achievement relating to the objectives (for example, evidence must be supplied that appropriate leisure activities concerning drug prevention have taken place in which young people have benefited from the experience);
- a formal evaluation of the work, if supplied, will also be taken into account.
2. The extent of young people’s involvement in key aspects of the project
Projects will also be assessed on the extent of young people’s involvement in all aspects of the project. The following aspects of involvement will be considered:
- Strategy: young people are involved in helping to create plans and strategies;
- Structures: young people are involved in decision-making processes;
- Systems: systems are in place to ensure and enshrine young people’s involvement;
- Development of skills and knowledge: the contribution that young people’s experience can make to improve the service is acknowledged and utilised;
- Management: young people have a role in the management of the project and have the power to hold accountable adult and youth staff, as well as volunteers;
- Delivery: young people are involved in the delivery of services and activities;
- Assessment: young people are involved in the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
Further consideration will take into account:
- Scope: young people who are most at risk (‘difficult-to-reach’) are successfully involved in the project;
- Service-user involvement: young people are recipients of the project objectives in an active participatory way.
The Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held during the Pompidou Group Ministerial Conference to take place in Strasbourg in November 2010.
How to apply
The closing date for entries for the European Drug Prevention Prize 2010 is 31 March 2010. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Electronic application forms are available on the Pompidou Group’s website www.coe.int/pompidou and by e-mailing the Secretariat:
The application form must be submitted in English or French to the Secretariat of the Pompidou Group as text attachment only by e-mail and before 31 March 2010.
Applications submitted by post or fax cannot be considered, but evidence in support of the application can be submitted by post.
For more information: http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/pompidou/Initiatives/PreventionPrize/default_en.asp
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