Seminary Decriminalisation and Prevention: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Lusófona University, through its Faculty of Law and Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, annually organises the Integrated Prevention Seminar in broad partnership with the Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD), the Lisbon Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDT), the International Ibero-American Association of Legal Psychology (AIPJ), the Association for Jurpsychological Intervention (PSIJUS), the Platform for the Development of African Women (PADEMA) and Crescer. The 2026 edition is entitled Decriminalisation & Prevention: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives.
This session will explore the decriminalisation of the consumption and possession of illicit substances for personal use, reflecting on the emerging contribution of this policy to the prevention of deviant behaviour.

Programme

9:45 am – Opening Session

• Joana Teixeira
  President of the Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies – ICAD
• Vasco Gomes
  President of the Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction – CDT
• José de Faria Costa
  Dean of the Faculty of Law at Lusófona University
• Representative of Odivelas City Council (to be confirmed)
• Carlos Alberto Poiares
  Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Criminology at Lusófona University; President of AIPJ and PSIJUS

10:15 am – Panel I: Intertwined Stories – Police and Related Crime – The Importance of Multidisciplinary Teams

• João Prisciliano
  PSP, COMETLIS; Representative of the Amadora Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (to be confirmed)
• Chair: Margarida Amaral Rego
  Coordination Office for Intervention in Dissuasion – ICAD

11:30 am – Coffee Break

11:45 am – Panel II: Challenges Arising from New Intervention Contexts in the Prevention of Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies

• Cristiana Vale Pires
  Executive Coordinator of Kosmicare
• João Nuno Faria
  Online Behaviour Intervention Unit – PIN - Partners in Neuroscience
• Maria Cazenave
  Health Prevention and Promotion Unit – ICAD
• Chair: Carla Carvalho
  Information and Communication Unit – ICAD

1:15 pm – Lunch Break

2:30 pm – Panel III: Mental Health Prevention and Promotion Strategies – Psychoactive Substance Use in the Workplace and in Schools

• Carlos Cleto
  Health Prevention and Promotion Unit – ICAD
• Rita Paulos
  Executive Director of Casa Qui
• Camila Iglésias
  Lusófona University (Faculty of Law) and PSIJUS
• Chair: Carla Galego

4:00 pm – Coffee Break

4:15 pm – Panel IV: Reflection – Decriminalise to Prevent?

• Cândido Agra
  Emeritus Professor at the University of Porto
• José de Faria Costa
• Joaquim Rodrigues
  Former President of the Portuguese Institute for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• Vitalino Canas
  Former government minister and Professor at the Lisbon Faculty of Law (to be confirmed)
• Chair: Carlos Alberto Poiares

5:30 pm – Closing Session

• Sofia Albuquerque
• Carlos Alberto Poiares

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