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UTRIP is a non-governmental and a non-profit research institute. It aims to conduct research, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the projects and programmes in the field of youth risk behaviour, addiction prevention, health promotion, healthy lifestyle and public health advocacy. UTRIP is a member of the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare), the Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD), the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR), the International Confederation of ATOD Research Associations (ICARA), Movendi International etc. It has been involved in more than 25 European projects, co-financed by the European Commission under the Health Programme, the Drug Policy Initiatives Programme, the Erasmus Plus Programme, the Justice Programme etc. UTRIP is a national centre for evidence-based prevention programmes Unplugged, Good Behavior Game (GBG), Boys and Girls Plus, EFFEKT and The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (by Prof Karol Kumpfer). UTRIP leads a national network of more than 40 Slovenian NGOs and other institutions in the field of prevention »Prevention platform« (www.preventivna-platforma.si), which has been funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Ministry of Health since 2009.