Foróige – Drug Prevention & Education Initiative

The aim of the Drug Prevention and Education Initiative (DPEI) is to ensure that community-wide support exists for a risk and protection, data-driven, research-based, outcome-focused prevention approach to substance misuse, including the development of training initiatives for staff, volunteers and community leaders in a range of statutory, voluntary and community organisations throughout the region, as well as developmental and educational programmes for young people, a youth participation structure and engagement with other key stakeholders in the area.

This initiative is managed by Foróige on behalf of the Substance Use Regional Forum (SURF).