February 7, 2022 Adolescent risk behavior through the eyes of artificial intelligence Today, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded Lifecourse and the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines (IIIM) a grant of EUR 150,000 to bolster research into the risk behavior of adolescents using artificial intelligence methods. The grant is a follow-up to the Lifecourse project, […]
January 26, 2022 National agreement with the Chilean government Today Planet Youth ehf signed an agreement with the Chilean government about continuing our successful work in Chile. This is now a national contract reaching 331 municipalities. In 2022 we look forward to continuing our activities and the good work being done there. Good news for […]
November 11, 2021 Introducing the Planet Youth International Congress of Addiction Prevention in Guanajuato, Mexico Planet Youth and the Government of the State of Guanajuato will host The International Congress on Addiction Prevention: “Building a better future for Girls, Boys and Adolescents “. It will be held from November 30th to December 3rd, in the […]
June 7, 2021 Planet Youth scientists get their research on the COVID-19 pandemic published in the Lancet Psychiatry Ingibjorg Eva Thorisdottir, chief analytics officer of Planet Youth and Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Reykjavik University, being interviewed by the National Television of Iceland (RUV). While substance use declined, social […]
May 26, 2021 Stirling University Studies the Icelandic Model Dundee leads the way for Scotland as the first city in Scotland to implement the Icelandic model. As stated by The Courier “Audrey May, chief education officer at Dundee City Council, is closely involved with the project and explained how this model of prevention has the […]
February 14, 2021 Pall Rikhardsson the new CEO of Planet Youth In the beginning of February Planet Youth promoted Dr. Pall Rikhardsson to be the new CEO of the company. At the same time a new organizational structure was set in action to better meet the growing demand for the Planet Youth services.We welcome Pall […]
November 12, 2020 Planet Youth at the times of COVID-19 Record demand and participation The COVID-19 pandemic has in a matter of months turned every-day-life around throughout the world both for adults and youth. Home-schooling has in many parts of the world replaced regular school attendance which makes it impossible to carry out surveys in […]
October 19, 2020 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca the first to join from Argentina The region of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca in the northwestern part of Argentina is the first Planet Youth partner in Argentina. Catamarca joins a growing number of municipalities in Europe, Australia and America from Canada in the north […]
September 2, 2020 Chile won‘t let the Pandemic stop their „Elige vivir sin drogas“ The newspaper El Mercurio in Chile interviewed Carlos Charme the Director of SENDA (Service for Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Rehabilitation) August 31 on the difficult situation due to the COVID pandemic in 2020 and the project „Elige vivir sin drogas“. Marijuana-use among […]
March 18, 2020 Inspirations from the world – the 6th Planet Youth Conference The sixth Planet Youth Conference took place in Reykjavik Iceland on the 4th to 6th of March. The event was set in the beautiful location of Grand Hotel Reykjavik, with a view over both sea and mountains on the cold but sunny […]
