Why this matters
Youth engagement is a policy requirement, not a courtesy.
Drug policy disproportionately affects young people, and international commitments increasingly require their meaningful participation. We can make that participation credible rather than performative.
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Countries covered in our comparative policy data
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Submissions made to UN drug policy processes
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Youth delegates supported into policy forums
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How SSDP International can help
What we offer decision-makers.
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Success story
A national submission written with young people, not about them.
“The delegation arrived with a position paper that young people had helped draft. That's a different conversation from arriving with a consultation annex.”
- Young people involved in drafting, not just review
- Co-drafted
- Every recommendation tied to published evidence
- Sourced
- Submitted into a formal policy process
- Tabled
Young people involved in drafting, not just review
Every recommendation tied to published evidence
Submitted into a formal policy process
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