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EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention

Education
- Education
  EHYT works closely with educational institutions, parents and school staff to support the school-based preventive work. Our interactive training engages all counterparts to discuss intoxicants and gaming, and offers practical advice to support students' safe and healthy development.
- What we offer
Substances, gaming and gambling
- Substances, gaming and gambling
  What do we mean when we talk about substances and gambling? When are substance use, gambling or gaming not problems? How do you know that they have become an addiction? What are the consequences of addiction and what can we do about them?
- Information
Tools & Materials
About EHYT
- About EHYT
  EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention works throughout Finland to promote healthy lifestyles. We work with people of all ages from children and young people to working age people and the elderly. In addition to alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention, our remit also encompasses gaming and gambling. Our aim is to improve well-being across Finnish society.
- Organisation

Pakarinen Marja

Executive Director

+358 40 629 9045 marja.pakarinen@ehyt.fi Elimäenkatu 17-19, 00510 Helsinki

As the Executive Director, I am responsible for managing EHYT, content steering and stakeholder cooperation. I hold a PhD in health sciences. My specialities include public health, well-being and health promotion and prevention as well as promotion of sexual health. I have worked for the past 15 years in NGOs, in development and management tasks.