DENMARK
Drug Prevention Stakeholder Map
In the framework of the project “Building effective drug prevention results across Europe based on prevention systems analysis and widespread professional training – ASAP training” had been identified the key stakeholders in drug prevention in the different EU Member States. More information about the ASAP you will find on the project webpage: http://asap-training.eu. If you would like to know more about the institution, please, click on its name.
| Address (street, postal code): | Islands Brygge 67 |
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| City/town: | 2300 Copenhagen S |
| Telephone number: | +4572227400 |
| Email: | fob@sst.dk |
| Website: | - |
DESCRIPTION:
Danish Health Authority is a nationwide governmental institution that is administered by the Danish Health Authority. The Danish Health Authority assists the municipalities in specific prevention interventions at local level. The Danish Health Authority’s core tasks are to monitor and ensure that new trends and drugs related problems are identified and communicated. Also, the Authority must convey results from model projects and counselling/guidance to local stakeholders. The Danish Health Authority conduct method development and model municipal projects focusing on testing and evaluating knowledge-based concepts and methods within drug prevention intervention.MAIN ROLES:
- Coordinating drug prevention
- Decision-making in drug prevention - Including development of policies
- Advisory role
- Funding drug and alcohol prevention
- Developing drug prevention programmes and/or policies The Danish Health Authority develops methodology and model municipal projects focusing on testing and evaluating knowledge-based concepts and methods within drug prevention intervention.
- Monitoring substance related problems in order to apply the results to improve drug prevention
- Monitoring drug prevention interventions or programmes
- Supervising the implementation of drug prevention (e.g. providing advice and guidance)
- Conducting prevention research e.g. evaluation of drug prevention programmes, epidemiological studies in the general and student population
- Implementing drug prevention e.g. family- and school-based programmes
- counselling/guidance to local stakeholders about drug prevention (ex. “Prevention package about drugs”: https://www.sst.dk/da/udgivelser/2018/forebyggelsespakke-stoffer )
- Information and communication about drugs to different target groups and professionals
- Monitoring drug trends and drug related problems
- Conducting method development
- Councelling to the Ministry of Health
-municipalities
-health and social professionals
-young people and parents
-Monitoring the drug market and drug-related problems
-Focal point EMCCDA
THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:
