Dianova network global outcomes and addiction treatment results particularly focused on Portugal, Italy, Spain and Chile programmes, presentation held at the 61st CND UNODC Side Event 12 march 2018

1. 20 Years of Networking
DIANOVA NETWORK
2018

2. The Dianova Network
Dianova Network (data 2017)
Canada
USA
Nicaragua
Chile
Uruguay
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Pakistan
India
Kenya
Sweden
Slovenia
Togo
Congo (DRC)
Romania
Norway
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Dianova is an international NGO which comprises associations and
foundations operating in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Dianova’s member organizations contribute to the development of
individuals, communities and organizations through a variety of programs
and interventions in the social, health and humanitarian sectors.
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3. The Dianova Network
Our Key Principles
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Vision
Dianova’s purpose is based on
the conviction that, with
appropriate support, each
person will be able to find within
him/herself the resources
necessary to achieve success
in his/her personal development
and social integrationMission
Developing initiatives and
programmes with the
objective of promoting
personal self-reliance and
social progress
Values
Our ethical framework and
common core values are
grounded in Commitment,
Solidarity, Tolerance and
Internationality
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4. The Dianova Network
Our Affiliations
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Dianova has established partnerships with international organizations and networks of
NGOs, which enable its participation in regional and national forums for exchange and
policy debate with the aim of promoting social changes

5. Day Services &
Outpatient Centres
3 - Information, evaluation and
referral services
3 - Day centres
6Residential Addiction
Treatment Centres
10 - Adults
4 - Minors
3 - Women with/without dependent
children and/or pregnant
1 - Mental health disorders
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Facilities Data 2016

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Other Residential Centres
2 - Reception of asylum seekers and
refugees
2 - Social housing with community
support
1 - Social reintegration facilities/halfway
houses
1 - Centres for socially-vulnerable
adolescents
1 - Care centre for people with disorders
of the autistic spectrum
Other facilities
1 - Professional reintegration unit
1 - Training centres
1 - Educational centre
Total 34 facilities
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Facilities Data 2016

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Main Challenges Identified
1980 1990 2000 2010
• World economic
crisis: cuts in
welfare systems
• Increasing
psychiatric co-
morbidity profile
• New abuse
patterns: Poly-
user profile.
• Substitution
treatment major
need
• Civil society
organized to fight
against drugs
• Special residential
treatment need to
increasing demand
• Law enforcement
and criminalization
• Heroin epidemic
problem
• Overdoses
• AIDS –
Tuberculosis -
Hepatitis B
• Globalization
• Non-organized
answer to this
social problem
• Economic recession:
less services and
bigger waiting lists.
• Aged user profile
• Increasing difficulty to
reintegration due to
lack of job/training
opportunities
• New Psychoactive
Substances
2020
Evolution throughout decades

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Evolution throughout decades
What have we done to face this challenges
• Increase trained Staff & Re-designed outgoing and residential
programmes to meet specific needs to new profiles:
• mental health, new psychoactive substances, gender violence related
with drug abuse, aged population.
• Increase psychotherapy individual attention for mental health co-morbidity
cases and coordination with public medical network
• Increase knowledge about effective drug treatment “Expertise”
• Coordination and alliances with other social organizations and Advocacy
engagement with Public Administration
• Identify new challenges, re-design intervention based on evidence, good
practices, assess results and disseminate our experience.

9. 29%
21%
50%
Education & Training
Addiction Treatment and
Prevention
Social, Humanitarian and Community
services
Staff members (W: 53%, M: 47%) People served22.349587
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Dianova Activities
(2016)
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Our current activity outreachData 2016

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Some of our current treatment
activity outreach & results Data 2016
Retention
Rates 3 - 6
months
Therapeutic
discharge %
Nº of People
served
% by
Gender
Spain 3m: 62%
6m: 45%
45% 307 78% M
22% W
Portugal 3m: 80%
6m: 51%
35% 70 85% M
15% W
Chile 3m: 42%
6m: 25%
25% 160 100% M
Italy 3m: 69%
6m: 45%
24% 391 88% M
12% W

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Thank you!
Rui Martins
rui.martins@dianova.ngo