Substance abuse prevention

In Türkiye, over 350,000 mothers have joined a program created to curb drug abuse by educating families and communities.

The "Best Narcotics Police is the Mother" initiative, coordinated by the Interior Ministry, aims to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs, especially among young people, and was launched to tackle the widespread issue of substance use starting at home.

Stavanger (Norway), 28.11.2018 - Three projects from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey were awarded the Pompidou Group's 2018 European Prevention Prize.

Prize winners in 2018 - Civil Life Association in Turkey, Workshop of Life in Greece and Take Me in Your Village in Bulgaria - were selected out of 18 candidate projects. Special mention was given to the project "Flash Mob" of Israel.