At this halfway point in the project it is timely to take a step back and review our progress so far. Our project began with a review of Policy and Practice in the five partner countries.

The Cyprus Anti-Drug Council conducts an annual report (every three years) that includes a general population survey (age range 15-64 years) and a pan-European student population survey conducted every four years, for the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (age range 15-16 years) (ESPAD).

In September 2015 the UK RECOVEU team presented at The European Experience: A conference for Academics involved in EU funded projects. It was a one day event hosted by Staffordshire University that was targeted at academics that would like to: a) tell other interested parties about the project they are involved in, b) learn from current or recent projects funded by the EU, and c) network with experienced project coordinators for ideas and future collaborations.

On the basis of the 2013-2020 National Strategy to Combat Addiction of Illegal Harmful Substances and Alcohol Use, CAC aims to surface the adverse consequences related to harmful consumption of alcohol. The objectives are to encourage society to recognize the dangers that such use poses to the health, and the consequent wider implications.

These calls are in alignment with the 2013-2020 EU Strategy directing early intervention and harm prevention from addictive substances. Based on the EU Strategy for substance dependency 2013-2020 the need for targeted programmes that have vulnerable children

World Suicide Prevention Day is held each year on the 10th of September. It's an annual awareness raising event organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This year's theme is about understanding the impact that reaching out to people at risk can have in preventing suicide, and ultimately in helping to save lives.