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The European Drug Prevention Prize

The European Drug Prevention Prize was launched for the first time in 2004. It is awarded every two years to three drug prevention projects that fully involve young people, either in the development and implementation of activities, the decision-making, the project management and/or the evaluation.

The Pompidou Group is awarding this Prize to highlight good-quality drug prevention projects that have proved success in practice in involving young people. In general, it aims to encourage the development of drug prevention work in which youth is participating actively.

The projects are evaluated by a jury of seven young people advised by experts in the field of drug prevention. The prize-winners each receive a trophy, a diploma and a prize-money of €5.000.

Recruitment of 4 new Jury members for the 2014 and 2016 Prize
The European Drug Prevention Prize is a unique pan-European initiative of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, aiming to promote youth participation in drug prevention. Its objective is to recognise the importance of active youth participation in creating a better and healthier environment for all communities in Europe. In the framework of the preparation of the European Drug Prevention Prize, the Pompidou Group is looking to recruit four new members for the jury. The Jury is composed of 7 young people from Pompidou Group member States. They are identified by the Secretariat of the Pompidou Group based on the proposals of the member States representatives as well as non-governmental organisations that work with young people across Europe and other parts of the world. The deadline for the Call for Application for Jurors has been extended to May 30th 2013. For more information on the procedure and the applications, please click here: Procedure To read more about the Prize:
Prevention Prize website Facebook Page of the Prevention Prize Pompidou Group website
For any comments or questions, please contact thea.sveen@coe.int

Jury all set for the selection of the Prize 2012 winners
Following a successful call for applications to the European Drug Prevention Prize 2012, the Pompidou Group registered 83 projects from 24 different countries. On 17-18 July 2012, the jury will meet in Strasbourg to examine the applications submitted, exchange their views and evaluate the projects according to the pre-defined selection criteria. The aim of the meeting is to shortlist the most innovative approaches and select the three winning-projects which will be rewarded for their work in drug prevention with active involvement of young people. The 5th European Drug Prevention Prize will be awarded during the high-level Mid-term conference of the Pompidou Group on 14 November 2012.
Detailed number of applications submitted Interview with Richard Ives, Pompidou Group's expert in drug prevention and youth involvement expert

Prize 2012 Award Ceremony - Winners and shortlisted projects to be announced!
On 14 November 2012, the Jury announced which from the 83 applying projects they have decided to reward with the European Drug Prevention Prize 2012. During this event, the three innovative winning projects received their Prize 2012 composed of a Diploma, a Trophy and a Prize-money of € 5.000. The shortlisted projects the Jury considered interesting and worthwhile promoting also were publicized on the same occasion. These projects received a certificate of recognition of their work in drug prevention with the active involvement of youth.
Link to the video of the ceremony Detailed information on the Prize 2012