
DECLARATIONS
& LIBRARY
SOCIAL REPORTS
At the 67th Session of the United Nation Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), Dr. Pablo Kurlander (Brazil, WFTC Report Coordinator); Phaedon Kaloterakis (Greece, WFTC Director) and Edward Carlson (USA, WFTC 2nd Vice President) shared the findings of the 2nd edition of the WFTC World Social Report, a joint effort of 301 organizations from 40 countries and 6 regions across the globe, which sought to highlight the monumental effort that TCs around the world make on a daily basis in pursuit of a better world for those who suffer, directly or indirectly, with drug use. This report describes the 300,000 people served in TCs, and nearly 1.5 million people reached, totaling more than 1,700,000 people served and reached by WFTC TCs worldwide.
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English presentation: https://youtu.be/4zFybGMAkMU
World Social Report
No. 2 2023
WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES (WFTC)
No. 1 2022
WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES (WFTC)
ARTICLES
PRESENTATIONS
TCs Past, Present, and Future
Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL), in partnership with the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC), recently convened a webinar on the Effectiveness of Treatment Communities (TCs) to Address Substance Use and Recovery Challenges in Africa. The webinar, which drew 99 participants from across the African continent and featured guest presenter Edward Carlson, Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey House Louisiana in the United States and WFTC 2nd Vice President. Carlson detailed the history and development of TCs over time, along with the core principles of creating and sustaining an effective TC program.
2nd edition of the WFTC World Social Report Findings
At the 67th Session of the United Nation Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), Dr. Pablo Kurlander (Brazil, WFTC Report Coordinator); Phaedon Kaloterakis (Greece, WFTC Director) and Edward Carlson (USA, WFTC 2nd Vice President) shared the findings of the 2nd edition of the WFTC World Social Report, a joint effort of 301 organizations from 40 countries and 6 regions across the globe, which sought to highlight the monumental effort that TCs around the world make on a daily basis in pursuit of a better world for those who suffer, directly or indirectly, with drug use. This report describes the 300,000 people served in TCs, and nearly 1.5 million people reached, totaling more than 1,700,000 people served and reached by WFTC TCs worldwide.
BOOKS & JOURNALS
Therapeutic Communities for Treating Addictions in Europe: Evidence, Current Practices and Future Challenges
Vanderplasschen, W., Vandevelde, S. and Broekaert, E. (2014) Therapeutic communities for treating addictions in Europe: Evidence, current practices and future challenges, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon.