Toolkit guide

PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies)

Topic
Promising practice - universal SEL, strong evidence base, gender-relevant effects.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for curricula building emotional knowledge and self-control.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies)
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
School aged Children
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.pathseducation.com/
Area
2.2
Description

PATHS is a classroom SEL curriculum that builds children's capacity to recognise and manage emotions, develop positive relationships and make responsible decisions. Evaluation has shown substantially stronger benefits for girls on emotional knowledge and anxiety symptoms.

Brief description
Curriculum building emotional knowledge and self-control.
Country
Sweden, UK 
Keywords
SEL, emotional regulation, evidence-based, gender-relevant effects
Resource Title
PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies)

FRIENDS for Life

Topic
Promising practice - universal/targeted SEL, CBT-based, evidence-based.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for CBT-based anxiety prevention delivered through schools.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
FRIENDS for Life
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
Adolescents (10–19)
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://friendsresilience.org/friendsforlife
Area
2.2
Description

A cognitive-behavioural, school-based programme that builds emotional resilience and coping skills to prevent anxiety and depression, delivered across age-appropriate versions. It is implemented in the Netherlands and the UK.

Brief description
CBT-based anxiety-prevention SEL programme.
Country
Netherlands, UK 
Keywords
CBT-based, anxiety prevention, universal & targeted, evidence-based
Pdf file
56_Friends for life.pdf (378.59 KB)
Resource Title
FRIENDS for Life

IPSY — Information + Psychosocial Competence = Protection

Topic
Promising practice - life-skills + substance-use prevention, EU best-practice listed.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for life-skills training combined with substance-use prevention.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
IPSY (Information + Psychosocial Competence = Protection)
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
Adolescents (10–19)
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.euda.europa.eu/best-practice/xchange/ipsy-life-skills-programme_en
Area
2.2
Description

IPSY is a school-based life-skills programme that combines knowledge with social and personal competence training to prevent substance use; implemented in Germany and Italy and listed on the EU best-practice exchange.

Brief description
Life-skills programme combining information and psychosocial competence.
Keywords
life skills, substance-use prevention, EU best practice, psychosocial competence
Resource Title
IPSY (Information + Psychosocial Competence = Protection)

Life Skills Training Programme

Topic
Promising practice - strong evidence base, universal life-skills, transferable.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for evidence-based life-skills curricula for substance-use prevention.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
Life Skills Training Programme
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
Adolescents (10–19)
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.lifeskillstraining.com/
Area
2.2
Description

A widely studied school-based life-skills curriculum that builds personal self-management, social and drug-resistance skills to prevent tobacco, alcohol and other substance use; implemented across several European countries.

Brief description
Evidence-based life-skills curriculum preventing substance use.
Country
Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK 
Keywords
life skills, universal prevention, transferable
Resource Title
Life Skills Training Programme

Unplugged

Topic
Promising practice - robust multi-country evidence, structured adaptation protocol, youth-involved design.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for cross-national, youth-co-designed substance-use prevention.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
Unplugged
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
Adolescents (10–19)
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.euda.europa.eu/best-practice/xchange/unplugged_en
Area
2.2
Description

Developed in Italy and now implemented across 17 European and 28 worldwide countries, Unplugged combines knowledge about substance use with social-influence approaches and life-skills training. It provides a structured protocol for cultural adaptation and freely available manuals, and was developed and assessed through a European multi-centre trial.

Brief description
Life-skills and social-influence substance-use prevention (developed in Italy).
Country
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden. 
Keywords
substance-use prevention, multi-country evidence, adaptation protocol, youth-involved
Resource Title
Unplugged

Preventure

Topic
Promising practice - targeted/personality-based, evidence-based.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for personality-targeted prevention of substance use and risk behaviours.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
Preventure
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
Adolescents (10–19)
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://preventureprogram.com/
Area
2.2
Description

A selective/indicated prevention programme that targets personality risk factors (e.g., sensation-seeking, impulsivity, anxiety-sensitivity) with brief, tailored interventions to reduce substance use and related problems; implemented across several European countries.

Brief description
Personality-targeted prevention for substance use and risk.
Country
Czech Republic, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, UK 
Keywords
personality-based, targeted prevention, substance use
Resource Title
Preventure

KiVa

Topic
Promising practice - strong evidence base, legislative backing, youth feedback loops, structured rollout support.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for whole-school anti-bullying programmes backed by legislative mandate.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
KiVa
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
School aged Children
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.kivaprogram.net/
Area
2.2
Description

An anti-bullying programme combining universal actions (curriculum, classroom rules) with indicated actions for bullying cases, using annual student surveys to feed back into school-level improvement. Developed in Finland after a legal requirement for bullying-prevention plans, with national partner organisations coordinating rollout.

Brief description
Evidence-based whole-school anti-bullying programme (Finland).
Country
Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK 
Keywords
anti-bullying, youth feedback
Pdf file
61_Kiva.pdf (219.81 KB)
Resource Title
KiVa

Phare

Topic
Promising practice - national whole-school anti-bullying approach.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for national-scale bullying prevention.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
Phare
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
School aged Children
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://e-enfance.org/en/flagship-programme-national-plan-against-bullying-in-s…
Area
2.2
Description

A national programme in France to prevent and combat bullying in schools, providing schools with structured tools, training and reporting mechanisms.

Brief description
France's national programme to combat school bullying.
Country
France
Keywords
anti-bullying, whole-school,
Resource Title
Phare

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)

Topic
Promising practice - whole-school, established evidence base, transferable.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for long-standing, evidence-based bullying-prevention models.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)
Health Area
Mental health & wellbeing
Age group
School aged Children
Setting
Education-system
Link
https://www.olweusprogram.com/
Area
2.2
Description

Originating in Norway and widely adopted across Europe, OBPP is a whole-school programme operating at school, classroom and individual levels to reduce bullying and improve peer relations.

Brief description
Whole-school bullying-prevention programme (origin Norway).
Country
Germany, Norway
Keywords
anti-bullying, whole-school
Resource Title
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)
Education-system