PREVENCIJA UPOTREBE PSIHOAKTIVNIH SUPSTANCI I SOCIJALNO NEPRIHVATLJIVOG PONAŠANJA MLADIH RAZVOJEM PORODIČNIH VJEŠTINA
PREVENTION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES USE AND SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH FAMILY SKILLSDEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: Today's generation of young people grow up in a time when they are exposed to different substances and phenomena, which cause addiction or are risky for their development. The answer to the question why young people use psychoactive substances is very complex and includes a number of factors, such as the social environment, individual personality traits, family problems, in school, with peers, the availability of psychoactive substances, the lack of legislation and social insecurity.However, basedonlack of clear, up-to-date and systematic data there is no any conclusions how much is the problem of addiction in our country present, and therefore to what extent it is necessary to act on the prevention of addiction and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. In this paper, a part of the results of the research on the successful implementation of the program for families strengthen for young people aged 10 to 14 (POP 10-14) carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be presented. Research sample was consisted of socially excluded groups (families): single-parent families, families with children from earlier marriages, single-member families, multi-members family, families who were victims of violence, the unemployed, religious minorities and families with children with physical impairment and / or mental difficulties. The aim of the program was preventive intervention on strengthening and improving the capacity of families within a focused parenting related to HIV-AIDS, crime and drug addiction. The program referred to the reduction of risk factors for problematic behavior of adolescents. During the implementation of the program, young people whose families participated in the program had the opportunity to socialize with their peers and develop the ability to resist deviant behavior. Analysis of the data to compare the situation before and after the testin evaluation phase, indicates that both young and parents have progressed in terms of strengthening family values and family communication.

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