1. AVILLELA ACOBÁ DRUG ABUSE INTERVENTION AND MEDIATION PROGRAMME DESIGNED FOR THE ROMA COMMUNITY

2. BASIC IDEA MARGINALIZED POPULATION PALLIATIVE AND RECOVERY PROPOSALS - SUPPORT - CLOSE CONTACT - COMMON KEY CULTURAL ASPECTS

3. OVERALL OBJECTIVE Respond to needs – HEALTH CARE – PREVENTION – INSERTION THROUGH DRUG ABUSE MEDIATION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES

4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. PREVENTION – PROVIDE MINORS AND YOUTH WITH RESOURCES AND PERSONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIONS – DETECTION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING OF MINORS AT RISK – MONITORING OF MINORS AND THEIR FAMILIES – PREVENTION WORKSHOPS

5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 2. HEALTH CARE – FACILITATE ACCESS TO STANDARDISED (MAINSTREAM) RESOURCES – SUPPORT TREATMENT AND INSERTION PROCESSES TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC CENTRES ACTIONS – CONTACT WITH AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO HEALTH SERVICES – SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP THROUGHOUT THE TREATMENT PROCESS

6. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 3. INSERTION – FOSTER AND PROMOTE SOCIAL-LABOUR INSERTION PROCESSES ACTIONS – AWARENESS HEIGHTENING SO THAT THEY INITIATE PROCESSES OF JOB COUNSELLING, TRAINING AND SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT

7. METHODOLOGY METHODOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS – INTEGRAL APPROACH – MAINSTREAMING – CONTEMPLATE DIFFERENCES – INTERCULTURALITY – NETWORK-BASED EFFORTS

8. RESULTS ACHEIVED HEALTH TEAM NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICE IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS CAPACITY-BUILDING AND MOTIVATION OF PROFESSIONALS ACCESS TO AND TIME SPENT IN CENTRES HAS INCREASED GREATER INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM FAMILIES CREATION OF AN AREA DEDICATED TO RECREATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR MINORS AND YOUTH USERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PUBLIC TRAINING COLLABORATION WITH TREATMENT CENTRES

9. KEY STRATEGIES CONVENIENT, AT-HAND SERVICE ACCOMPANIMENT FAMILIARITY WITH ROMA CULTURE PUBLIC / PRIVATE COOPERATION ROMA MEDIATORS INTERVENTION WITH MINORS AND YOUTH FORMS PART OF AN INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN