Hi Avner: I have done lots of work with Aboriginal youth in urban areas, many of whom are struggling with drugs in their lives and community. We use OST as a way of bringing people together to discuss these issues and to get the youth involved in the services that can be designed and delivered to their community. It has worked best when we have had youth, government and other funders and agency representatives together in the OST. That way people can hear from each other about the realities of the drug problem, the realities of funding and the realities of providing services. That kind of heavy reality check helps people to focus their work on things that can be done rather than having detached conversations about desired futures.
Chris --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Bowen Island, BC, Canada http://www.chriscorrigan.com ch...@chriscorrigan.com (604) 947-9236 -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Avner Haramati Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:57 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: coping with drug use Dear colleagues A small city in Israel (about 50,000 people) is interested in the use of OS on the issue of coping with overuse of drugs, especially among the youth. The local agencies and the educational system feel quite helpless. Do any of you have an actual experience with this kind of OS? Avner Haramati Jerusalem * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
