Cascais

The Cascais City Council organizes “See, listen and debate”, a film series and debates on HIV/AIDS for high school students, addressing sexuality and prevention with the participation of specialists.

The Learning Laboratory offers a space for educational technicians, supporting their practice and promoting self-training. It focuses on comprehensive, interdisciplinary and contextual education, with various material resources available.

The program “Do you know how to say no?” combats drug abuse in young people through awareness-raising and theater-debate sessions, promoting personal and social skills and critical thinking about psychoactive substances.

The “I pass!” Program combats early tobacco consumption through educational interventions in schools, promoting healthy habits and psychosocial skills in young people for two years.

Cascais City Council and APSI promote child safety through training, campaigns and prevention in road safety, aquatic safety and recreational spaces, addressing accidents that affect children and young people.

The Cascais Time Bank encourages the exchange of services between professionals from complementary areas, focused on education and social intervention, promoting collaboration, practical training and intergenerational relationships between institutions and professionals.

Smoking is a major cause of death worldwide, starting at puberty. In Portugal, youth consumption increased until 2002, then decreased. The “Smoke Signals” program prevents consumption in young people.

Cascais implements the “Older People on the Move” project to promote healthy and active aging, complemented by health education sessions in day and coexistence centers.