Alla SHUT Pompidou Group expert Ukraine 2013
Drugs in Ukraine: some statistics Population of Ukraine - about 45 ml of people Official statistics on the end of 2012: registered drug user (0,3% of population) diagnosed as “drug addicts” REAL FIGURES COULD BE 4-5 TIMES BIGGER – total number of imprisoned prisoners are being behind the bars for the illicit drugs
169 health care institutions 10 TB hospitals 9 general hospitals 3 specialized hospitals 147 medical units Health Care Institutions of The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine
Zaporozhye region – 1,8 ml people registred as drug users diagnosed as “drug addicts” – total number of imprisoned prisoners are being behind the bars for the illicit drugs POMPIDY GROUP PROJECTS IN ZAPOROZHYE REGION
to assist local authorities in organizing continuous treatment care for drug users in custodial settings; to develop local law enforcement practices in line with the European Court of Human Rights and recommendations of the Committee for Prevention of Torture; to foster co-operation between social, educational, health and law enforcement agencies in tackling drug problems at regional and national level. Project "Drugs in prisons“ 2011
Experts
Project in the Melitopol correctional institution for juvenile girls
Dutch experts
Sessions in the Melitopol correctional institution for juvenile girls Motivational interviewing; Adolescence, mental disturbances; Introduction of risk assessment: risk factors and protecting factors; Practicing social skills and moral dilemmas.
Prevention is better that treatment Treatment is better than harm reduction Harm reduction is better than doing nothing Alla SHUT Pompidou Group expert Ukraine 2013