Written by Anne Babb Miracle of a Birthday 25 March 2014 – Birthdays received a completely new meaning to me when my first son was born. Until then birthday was a nice celebration and a reason to see my friends. Once my children were born, I realised what a miracle it is that we are […]
Written by Anne Babb Miracle of a Birthday 25 March 2014 – Birthdays received a completely new meaning to me when my first son was born. Until then birthday was a nice celebration and a reason to see my friends. Once my children were born, I realised what a miracle it is that we are
Written by Anne Babb The Human and Social Cost of Alcohol Abuse in the EU 28 January 2014 – The International Blue Cross works in 43 countries world-wide. This brings me the challenge of paying attention to regional needs. During 2013, we focused on producing tools and manuals for our African Blue Cross organisations so
Written by Anne Babb Miracle of a Birthday 25 March 2014 – Birthdays received a completely new meaning to me when my first son was born. Until then birthday was a nice celebration and a reason to see my friends. Once my children were born, I realised what a miracle it is that we are
Written by Anne Babb Community Prevention – Let’s do it together! 10 April 2014 – There was a new shopping area built to a small town. Until then, all shops in town closed at 6pm, but within this bigger shopping area shops were open later and the coffee shops even till 11pm. All of a
Written by Anne Babb Keeping Compassion Alive 03 September 2014 – There was a Blue Sea Film festival in my local town this weekend. They showed many short films and other films that have received merits around the world. I managed to take time to see one film: Thousand Times Goodnight. It describes the story
Written by Anne Babb Community Prevention – Let’s do it together! 10 April 2014 – There was a new shopping area built to a small town. Until then, all shops in town closed at 6pm, but within this bigger shopping area shops were open later and the coffee shops even till 11pm. All of a
Written by Anne Babb Nordic alcohol policy challenged by Italian experience 30 March 2016 – A Blog by: Lauri Beekmann Chairman of the Estonian Temperance Union Secretary General for the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN)March 13, 2016 Which is the best practice country when we think of alcohol policy and reducing alcohol consumption?
Written by Anne Babb Every Dollar Spent on Prevention Will Save at Least Ten in Social, Crime and Health Costs! 17 August 2016 – The United Nations have published a new International Guidance on drug use prevention. United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) See: UNODC – International Standards On Drug Use Prevention Alcohol
You are listening, but do you hear what is being said? 11 August 2015 Listening is the art of truly helping somebody to discover their own resources for change. One of the key observations I have made in current society is the apparent lack of an approach to support each other in any process of
