{"id":2329,"date":"2025-02-18T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2329"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:06:50","slug":"fightagainstkush","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/fightagainstkush\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight against Kush and substance abuse in Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photos-for-Being-Country-pages-Website-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dit photo : Canva Stock Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_8a915d6f23a1a1a81e466c5f2cf7e74a\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre : <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/advocacy-for-youth-mental-and-empowerment-a7b34b331\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_campaign=share_via&amp;utm_content=profile&amp;utm_medium=android_app\">Advocacy for Youth Mental Health and Empowerment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :&nbsp;<\/strong>D\u00e9monstration de principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu :&nbsp;<\/strong>Freetown, Makeni, Kambia, Port Loko, Moyamba and Bo, Sierra Leone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domaine(s) th\u00e9matique(s)<\/strong>: Peer-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AYMHAE-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2331\" style=\"width:291px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AYMHAE-logo.png 403w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AYMHAE-logo-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Advocacy for Youth Mental Health and Empowerment<a> <\/a>(AYMHE) is implementing a community and peer-based mental health awareness, and substance use prevention model in schools and community centers across Sierra Leone. The program trains youth leaders and educators to offer weekly one-on-one support sessions and lead monthly interactive discussions on mental health literacy, resilience, and substance use prevention using media, open dialogues, and role-playing. Youth leaders and educators are trained to identify early signs of mental health challenges and substance use, providing timely interventions and referrals. The project also partners with the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Mental Hospital for counselling and rehabilitation services. AYMHE will also conduct workshops with families, educators, and local leaders and provide training sessions to law enforcement officers on substance use prevention and techniques for handling cases with empathy and adherence to human rights. 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