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PERU: WALKTHROUGH UTC 5 – 8

The Walkthrough on UTC 5 to 8 was directed to professionals of the Ministry of Health, and other sectors of interest such as the Ministry of Women and Populations Vulnerable, from October 21st to 25th, 2019.

The purpose of the “walkthrough” was building the drug demand reduction capacity of SUD treatment professionals in Perú by training a group of national trainers on the Basic Series of Universal Treatment Curriculum

Ms. Julia Alvarado from Chile, Mr. Luis Diego Camacho from Costa Rica and Ms. Gabriela López from Mexico conducted this training.

30 professionals were trained, from mental health centers from the Ministry of Health and 10 professionals from other sectors of interest that implement treatment programs, such as juvenile delinquent youth centers, Penitentiary Institute, INABIF and Street Educators and National Program against Family and Sexual Violence (both from the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations), Adolescent Orientation Service, Multidisciplinary Team of the Restorative Juvenile Justice Program.