ICAD videoconference - Addictive behaviour in public education: challenges, continuities and trends for change (ECATD/2024)

"Addictive behaviour in public education: challenges, continuities and trends for change (ECATD/2024)" was the theme of the ICAD, I.P. videoconference held on 26 June, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. It was attended by 174 participants.

The guest speakers were: Ana Catarina Mota, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, full professor - Department of Education and Psychology - at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, and Integrated Researcher at the Psychology Centre of the University of Porto; Lia Pappamikail, sociologist, with a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Lisbon. She teaches as an adjunct professor at the Higher School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, where she currently co-coordinates the internships for the degree in Social Education; Eduarda Ferreira, an educational psychologist with a master's degree in e-Learning Management Systems and a doctorate in Social and Cultural Geography and a post-doctorate. She is deputy director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA) and coordinator of the Inequalities, Citizenship and Gender research group; Rui Lima, coordinator of the Health domain, within the scope of the National Strategy for Citizenship Education and represents the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation in various Intersectoral Groups, namely the Technical Commission of the Interministerial Council for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies and the National Alcohol and Health Forum (FNAS).

The moderator was Vasco Calado, who has a PhD in Anthropology and has authored and co-authored various research products, both qualitative and quantitative. He is a researcher in the Statistics and Research Unit of the Research, Monitoring and Communication Department at ICAD, I.P..

The aim of this videoconference was to provide a moment of reflection on the results of the study on the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and other addictive behaviours in a school context, and to improve CAD literacy in the 13 to 18 age group.

Manuel Cardoso, member of the Board of Directors of ICAD, I.P., in his welcome speech, mentioned the importance of epidemiological studies for understanding the reality, trends and prevalence, with a view to defining measures and policies.

Vasco Calado provided a framework for the ECATD and left some reflections resulting from analysing the results of the survey. The moderator left challenges for the speakers to reflect on, according to their areas of speciality. Ana Catarina Mota focussed her analysis of the results in the light of current forms of parenting. Lia Pappamikail was challenged to analyse the results from the perspective of the generational dimension, focusing on the characteristics and behaviours of adolescents. Eduarda Ferreira sought to analyse the results from a gender perspective and Rui Lima shared his analysis of the relationship between the survey results and the work done in schools, particularly in the area of prevention.

The series of videoconferences will continue shortly.

Watch or review it HERE.