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<strong>the</strong>me of <strong>the</strong> Gesunde Gemeinden (healthy communities) 9 initiative in Upper Austria(Institut Suchtpräventi<strong>on</strong> 2009).VIVID Graz (Styria) also agreed up<strong>on</strong> a cooperati<strong>on</strong> with a community health promoti<strong>on</strong>project: StaGes of <strong>the</strong> Centre of Social Medicine in <strong>the</strong> Liebenau quarter of Graz (VIVID<strong>2010</strong>). This is an opportunity to use health-related public events to address targetgroups who face an elevated risk of addicti<strong>on</strong>.O<strong>the</strong>r activities in <strong>the</strong> reporting period include <strong>the</strong> publicati<strong>on</strong> of new informati<strong>on</strong>leaflets for young people, with a design that takes into account differences betweenboys and girls so that <strong>the</strong>y may be addressed more specifically (k<strong>on</strong>takt+co 2009). Asof autumn 2009, <strong>the</strong> college of St. Pölten has run three study courses <strong>on</strong> addicti<strong>on</strong> andpreventi<strong>on</strong>. They differ with regard to durati<strong>on</strong> and type of graduati<strong>on</strong> and permit bothpractical and academic approaches to this matter. O<strong>the</strong>r fur<strong>the</strong>r training events in <strong>the</strong>reporting period that deserve menti<strong>on</strong> include <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>ference Brennpunkt: VirtuelleWelten und Suchtpräventi<strong>on</strong> (In <strong>the</strong> limelight: virtual worlds and preventing addicti<strong>on</strong>)organised by ARGE Suchtvorbeugung, which took place in Vienna in autumn 2009. May<strong>2010</strong> saw <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>ference Kommunale Suchtpräventi<strong>on</strong> (Preventing addicti<strong>on</strong> incommunities), held in Linz (Upper Austria), and in autumn 2009, Vorarlberg was <strong>the</strong>venue of <strong>the</strong> trinati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>ference Umgang mit Vielfalt — Ist die Präventi<strong>on</strong>überfordert? (Resp<strong>on</strong>ding to diversity: too much of a challenge for preventi<strong>on</strong>?).3.2 Selective preventi<strong>on</strong> in at-risk groups and settingsSQ26 gives an overview of selective preventi<strong>on</strong> measures and <strong>the</strong> framework in which<strong>the</strong>y take place. Austria generally plans to expand its activities in <strong>the</strong> field of selectivepreventi<strong>on</strong>. A number of ideas and strategies have already been presented but will notbe implemented immediately (for lack of funding, am<strong>on</strong>g o<strong>the</strong>r reas<strong>on</strong>s). Young peopleparticipating in programmes of <strong>the</strong> Public Employment Service are am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> newtarget groups. These young people often face socio-cultural disadvantages combinedwith low levels of educati<strong>on</strong>, which elevates <strong>the</strong>ir risk of future substance abuse oraddicti<strong>on</strong> compared to young people of <strong>the</strong> same age who still go to school (Gollner,pers<strong>on</strong>al communicati<strong>on</strong>). As a first step, informati<strong>on</strong> events <strong>on</strong> addicti<strong>on</strong> and preventi<strong>on</strong>as well as courses <strong>on</strong> motivati<strong>on</strong>al interviewing are organised in <strong>the</strong> Tyrol for9For fur<strong>the</strong>r informati<strong>on</strong> see http://gesundesleben.at/lebensraum/gemeinde/gesunde-gemeinde (23 June <strong>2010</strong>;website in German).22 © GÖG/ÖBIG, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> Situati<strong>on</strong> <strong>2010</strong>

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