Abstract
Nightlife prevention in the city of Zurich is part of the Social Department - Youth Counselling Streetwork. The project is operated by a team of social workers.
The objective is to promote a healthier nightlife. For instance, through increasing awareness of legal and illegal drug consumption, and related sexual and other nightlife risks. In collaboration with nightlife stakeholders, a further topic is to promote a safer nightlife environment.
The intervention is based on drug-checking with counselling (on site and local), an alcohol intervention on site and in public spaces, and collaboration with the different stakeholders. All interventions are accompanied by a website: www.saferparty.ch
The evaluation is based on project statistics and questionnaires during the interventions. It is an internal evaluation.
Drug-checking, in combination with a counselling session, is an effective method of reaching the target group of party drug consumers. Drug-checking gives credibility to prevention messages. If drug-checking is linked with therapeutic services it can be helpful to triage people to this service. If drug-checking results are shared with club, security industry, hospitals and first aid services it can inform public health.
Intervention details
Partydrugs consumers, and other interested people.
Partydrugs consumers, and other interested people.
Actions include:
- Drug-checking: On site, 10 times per year; Local drug checking every Tuesday anf Friday; Drug-checking is accompanied with a questionnaire;
- Alcohol intervention on site and in public spaces;
- Round Table (3-4 times per year) for discussing nightlife topics. This occurs with the Police, Club Owners, Aid Services and Prevention Institutions;
- Training sessions with: Aid services, Club and bar staff, Police, Bouncer/Security, Schools;
- Internet counselling facility: www.saferparty.ch;
- Collaboration with medical and therapeutical institution at the DIZ.
Theory of harm reduction and early warning.
Two different equipment labs for the drug analyses.
Evaluation details
On site drug checking.
Drug-checking in combination with a counselling session is an effective method of reaching the target group of party drug consumers. Drug-checking gives credibility to prevention messages. If drug-checking links with therapeutic services it can be helpful to triage people to this service. If drug-checking results are shared with clubs, security industry, hospitals and first aid services it can be useful to public health.
http://www.akzept.org/kongress/pdf09/buecheli_schweiz.pdf
Last updated: April 2016
