ECAD Newsletter

On May 11th, ECAD’s 28th Mayors Conference, hosted by the Local Councils’ Association Malta, took place in Qawra, Malta at the Dolmen Hotel.

The Conference was attended by 75 participants. The majority of participants were local councillors, NGOs, or representatives from the local authority from Malta. 7 more countries were represented at the conference, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Slovenia, etc.

Presentations were held on studies on workplace policy for addressing employees’ substance misuse difficulties and the senior leadership teams’ attitudes. Other presentations focused on the Planet Youth Model, best practices in pushing for prevention implementation, impacts of marijuana legalisation in Colorado, USA, and the Recovery Cities Model.