Freemind and ISSUP Brasil are pleased to promote the Training Program for Tutelary Counselors, conceived and carried out by the Fabris Ferreira Institute and Dr. Luiz Antônio Miguel Ferreira, freemind partners.

The Fabris Ferreira Institute is a law firm with a high degree of specialization in the areas of Childhood and Youth, People with Disabilities, Education and Civil, recognized by institutions of national and international scope.

The Institute was created to fill a gap in the market and also meet constitutional and legal commands, focusing on the training, training and training of...

“Uma pessoa madura não dá as costas para seu conflito, seja qual for, mas, aprende a transformar o caos em oportunidade criativa, bem como aprende a escrever os melhores textos da sua vida, ainda que com lágrimas, nos dias mais dramáticos da sua história.”
Cury (2012)

Para quem se destina este programa?

• Todas as pessoas que estejam dispostas em aprender a lidar com suas emoções
• Pessoas que queiram ser multiplicadoras deste programa.
• Qualquer pessoa que almeje o seu autodesenvolvimento.
• Profissionais da Assistência Social, Cultura, Educação, Esporte, Saúde e outras áreas.
•...

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'Listen First’ (Ouça primeiro) é uma iniciativa para aumentar o apoio à prevenção do uso de drogas que se baseia na ciência e é, portanto, um investimento eficaz no bem-estar de crianças e jovens, suas famílias e suas comunidades. Ouvir as crianças e os jovens é o primeiro passo para ajudá-los a crescer com saúde e segurança.

Listen First foi lançado em 2016 durante a Sessão Especial da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas (UNGASS) sobre o Problema Mundial das Drogas. Tudo começou como uma campanha de prevenção de drogas com base científica para aumentar a conscientização...

O abuso de álcool e outras drogas e as audiências de custódia

O abuso de álcool e outras drogas é um complexo e frequente problema de saúde, cujos efeitos vão além daquele que abusa dessas substâncias, alcançando o sistema de saúde, as famílias e a sociedade em geral, tanto que, no ano de 2012, o 2º Levantamento Nacional de Álcool e Drogas (II LENAD) apontou ser o álcool a droga que "contribui com cerca de 10% para a toda a carga de doença no Brasil" e aquela "que mais gera violência familiar e urbana" [1].

Esse mesmo levantamento apontou a maconha como a droga ilícita de maior consumo...

Concerned, from the scientific point of view and the formulation of public policies, with the lack of transparency in the dissemination of conflicts of interest by organizations that disseminate information in the media about alcohol use in Brazil, researchers from the City University of New York, UNIFESP and the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa published text in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. They warn that omissions and failures to disclose conflicts of interest put public health at risk.

The article focuses attention on the Health and Alcohol...

El Dr. João Paulo Becker Lotufo, amigo y socio de Freemind e ISSUP Brasil, lo invita a participar en el Curso Breve sobre Tabaquismo para el Pediatra durante el II Viaje del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Alcohol y Drogas de la Sociedad Brasileña de Pediatría. El curso cuenta con el apoyo de la Sociedad Brasileña de Pediatría, la Sociedad de Pediatría de São Paulo, la Asociación Médica Brasileña y el Hospital Universitario de la USP. En la inauguración estará presente el Dr. Edson Liberal de SBP.

Las clases durarán 20 minutos el 29 de octubre a las 7:00 p.m. (hora de Brasilia). Los temas a tratar...

The misuse of licit and illicit drugs is a serious public health problem that affects all countries in the world in a worrying way. It is estimated that between 2005 and 2006, approximately 200 million individuals have consumed illicit drugs, corresponding to almost 5% of the world population in the age group between 15 and 64 years.

In this scenario, the most consumed drugs are: marijuana, amphetamines, opiates and cocaine.

In relation to licit substances, the situation is no less worrying: harmful alcohol consumption accounts for almost 4% of all deaths worldwide, being the leading...

Are you "Maria goes with the others"?

My grandmother used to say, "Who mixes with pigs, bran eats."

And we have the translation of Psalm I that says, "Tell me who you're hanging out with and I'll tell you who you are."

Rodrigo Flaire and Claudemir dos Santos, in this video, want to talk about it!

A scientific research, with methodology on "The influence of friends on drug use among adolescents" was developed by 2 researchers from USP - University of São Paulo and the scientific article was published in 2014 showing how to quantify this influence.

Really, friends involved with...

Everyone remembers a teacher who marked his own life. What made it unforgettable? Why was it etched in the memory?

I imagine the biggest reward a teacher can get is finding a former student after many years and hearing something like, "wow, you've made a difference in my life." After all, isn't it the teacher's goal to make a difference to his students? The contents given, for the most part, will be forgotten and perhaps nothing left over the years, except for this mark that the teacher managed to leave.

Asking current teachers about the teachers who marked their lives, everyone had some...

Toys, toys and more toys. Often, say experts, in the eagerto buy the favorite gift, which over the wills and tastes of children, parents forget something that can not be bought, nor translated into numbers: presence.

"We need to look at the amounts that credit card and money don't buy. Gifting is something very beautiful and everyone likes it, but it should not be a priority, much less offered as a replacement for affection and the permanent presence in the lives of sons and daughters," says Ana Abreu, a researcher in education at the Federal University of Alfenas.

The educator argues...

Mental illnesses have grown worldwide and are already among the leading causes of disability in the 21st century. Especially depression, seen as a factor at the highest risk of suicide worldwide. World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October 10.

Mental health means being well with yourself and others, in addition to accepting life's events, controlling emotions and recognizing personal limits. However, the use of alcoholic beverages and drugs can cause harm to this well-being.

In the case of alcohol, for example, damage can occur in memory and increase as the dose increases. When too...

Las listas de pasos con acciones recomendadas para facilitar el cese del consumo de drogas son ampliamente utilizadas, y con éxito, por entidades como Alcohólicos Anónimos, Narcóticos Anónimos, entre otras.

Con un enfoque en la prevención, proponemos una lista de 12 medidas, que deben ser aplicadas por los padres de familia, para evitar el ingreso de sus hijos adolescentes al mundo de las drogas lícitas e ilícitas. Se trata de medidas basadas en datos actuales y en nuestra experiencia en el cuidado de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Sabemos que una vez que una persona se vuelve adicta a...

Cuando comenzaron las órdenes de quedarse en casa en algunos estados de EE. UU. como estrategia para mitigar la transmisión de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Nielsen informó un aumento del 54% en las ventas nacionales de alcohol para la semana que finalizó el 21 de marzo de 2020, en comparación con 1 año antes; Las ventas online aumentaron un 262% respecto a 2019 (1).

Tres semanas después, la Organización Mundial de la Salud advirtió que el consumo de alcohol durante la pandemia podría exacerbar los problemas de salud y los comportamientos de riesgo (2).

Este estudio...