Prevention is one of the most important activities of Yeniden. To prevent substance use and addiction; more than 30.000 parents, 23.000 teachers, 1.100 administrators and 2.400 school consultants were trained. Generally, these trainers trained other people and that’s why we couldn’t calculate the number of whole trained people. 

We provide support and project supervision for different institutions coming from different provinces and districts. We also supported these institutions to develop projects in their region or institution. We developed films, slide sets, manuals and evaluation tests to prevent drug addiction. All the materials are available on Yeniden’s web site for free.

Prevention Box

Variety of brochures, films and activities produced to prevent substance use and a web site named www.onleme.org constructed. The educational materials are free to download for everyone.

For parents

Slides and brochures had been prepared for the training of parents. Training book for parents and teachers has been published in 2002. For this reason 490 school counselors had been trained as trainers. In the extent of the project, 30.000 parents were trained by the trained school counselors in 2003. The efficiency of the project has been proved by a research. By this aim, the slides have been revised continuously. 

For teachers

Slides and brochures have been prepared for teachers’ training.  Training book for parents and teachers has been published in 2002. For this reason 490 school counselors had been trained as trainers. In the extent of the project, 22.000 teachers were trained by the trained school counselors in 2003.

The drug addiction intervention program has conducted in cooperation with Istanbul Provincial Director of Education National Education. For this purpose, a book was written in 2004 named the Manual of Addiction Intervention and 30 school counselors had been trained specially. 

The age 13-18 groups

In 2003, films were developed for children and adolescents to prevent for substance addiction. In addition to this, a slide set and training guide had been developed to use in trainings. For this goal, “Booklet of Notes from Training about Drug Addiction Prevention for Students” book has been prepared. Training of both prevention materials had been given to school counselors from program has been conducted by these trained teachers.  

The age of 18-25 groups

Two separate brochures have been prepared about alcohol and substance use to prevent substance use at the universities. To construct the basic tenets of alcohol and substance use in universities a manual had been developed. Three university employees trained specially and they had given lectures in 4 different universities about these issues. Since 2003, the studies oriented to universities have been continuing.  

Günebakan (Sunflower)

The project of Günebakan which is a comprehensive drug addiction prevention training program oriented to improve psycho-social abilities of 13-15 age groups. The program has a guideline, book, training slide set and films. Trainings are continuing. 

Ear to Ear

In 2007, by the help of a group consist of volunteer students from universities, a project called ear to ear has been started to prevent drug addiction in children and adolescents. In the scope of this project, some films and training programs were developed. Yeniden trains volunteer young students and these volunteers train children in schools. It is a kind of brother sister or peer education. The trainings are continuing. 

The web site of Yok Yaw!

This is an addiction prevention site for youth. It addresses youths between the ages of 0 to 21 in four different age categories. The operating manual of the site is stated in the web site for parents and teachers.  

Become Well-informed, Not An Addict

In cooperation with Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Dernegi, Bluechip and Genel Sigorta, we conducted a project called “Become Well-informed, Not An Addict” to inform parents about addiction. In the scope of the project, a film and a training program developed in 2007. The trainings are continuing.

Stay Alive

A HIV/AIDS training program and materials constructed for substance users. In the scope of the project; two films, training slide sets and guides, two brochures and a book was prepared. Project was conducted with the participation of SHCEK(The Institution of Social Services and Children Protecting ), The Ministry of Justice and drug addiction treatment centers. 64 people were trained as trainers from these institutions.