Programme News: Strengthening the Role of Key Actors in Drug Prevention
Positive Parenting Programme expands nationwide as direct impact of Council of Europe project
The Positive Parenting Programme (PPP) is expanding across Georgia, providing practical, evidence-based tools to professionals who work with the families. The PPP is for all parents and future parents who face or might face challenges in communication with their children and are unsure how to...
From Training Room to Real Impact: Prevention in Practice
“When prevention training moves beyond theory, real change begins” - this was the shared common message from psychologists and social workers who gathered for a two-day joint workshop, led by Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe. It brought together more than 30 professionals from state...
Pompidou Group supports Georgian school-based medical personnel on the prevention of substance abuse
Following an event which was tailored for medical professionals from public and private schools in Tbilisi, 86% of them were able to correctly define core prevention concepts, including risk and protective factors, demonstrating significant improvement in their understanding and knowledge in...
Social Workers and educators strengthen trauma-informed care skills through Pompidou Group Training in Tbilisi
A three-day advanced training and enhanced supervision workshop on trauma-informed care and psychological support was held for social workers and representatives of caregiver houses from across Georgia. The advance training focused on further enhancing skills and knowledge of social workers and...
School Teachers trained by Pompidou Group launched peer to peer trainings on Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Approaches in Georgia
A series of peer-to-peer training sessions on the prevention of psychoactive substance use were held on 11, 12 and 19 October 2025 in Tbilisi, bringing together over 44 teachers and school principals from 44 schools of Tbilisi. Since the launch of the Project in 2024, co-operation with Teachers’...
Pompidou Group strengthens the role of psychologists and social workers in drug prevention across Georgia
The Pompidou Group successfully organised a two-day professional workshop on 17–18 July 2025 in Tbilisi, bringing together 32 psychologists and social workers from state institutions and municipalities across Georgia. The two-day event aimed to enhance peer-to-peer practices of social workers and...
Pompidou Group continues trainings on pressing issues of mental health for specialists working with vulnerable youth in Georgia
Pompidou Group continues to enhance knowledge on the pressing issues of mental health among various specialists (educators, psychologists and social workers) working with vulnerable children and adolescents. Social workers and educators working at orphanages and child shelters in Tbilisi and...
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights at the Tbilisi Open Air Festival
On 24-25 May, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia once again set up its Human Rights Corner at the Tbilisi Open Air festival’s “Freedom Village,” marking its fifth consecutive year of collaboration. Within the vibrant atmosphere of the region’s largest music festival, the Council of Europe...
Pompidou Group organised the Steering Committee Meeting in Tbilisi
The Pompidou Group organised the Steering Committee Meeting of the Project “Strengthening the Role of Key Actors in Drug Prevention” in Tbilisi. The meeting brought together all project partners and stakeholders for co-ordination objectives and exchange of information. The aim was to review the...
Pompidou Group launches feasibility study on prison-based therapeutic communities for treating dependence in Georgia
The Pompidou Group conducted a feasibility study on establishing therapeutic communities (TCs) for treating drug dependence in Georgian penitentiary facilities, with two international experts and a national consultant assessing their potential integration into the prison system. Introducing this...
Georgian Teachers further enhance drug prevention knowledge through Pompidou Group training
The Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe completed the second phase of its training-of-trainers programme for teachers. Designed to strengthen prevention efforts in school environments throughout Georgia, this phase of the training programme took place in Kachreti, Georgia, on 24-26 January...
Pompidou Group launches training programme for Georgian teachers on drug and psychoactive substance use prevention
The Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe successfully delivered the first phase of its Training of Trainers (ToT) programme, titled Introduction to Prevention of Drugs and Psychoactive Substances. These cascade trainings, held on 7-8 December and 14-15 December 2024 in Kakheti region, aimed to...
Call for tender - national consultancy services on various aspects of drug prevention
The Council of Europe project on ’’Strengthening the Role of Key Actors in Drug Prevention” is looking for Provider(s) for the provision of national consultancy services on various aspects of drug prevention to be requested by the Council on an as needed basis. The detailed description and...
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