Our Activities

OAPTAR conducts a wide range of activities across schools, families, communities, and professional service settings. These activities reflect our commitment to strengthening prevention, treatment, and recovery through evidence-based, culturally responsive, and community-driven approaches.

Our activities span five main areas:

School-Based Activities

We work closely with schools, teachers, students, and counsellors to support mental health, wellbeing, and protective behaviours through:

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) workshops
Peer Helper & youth leadership sessions
Mental Health Carnival activities
Classroom-based wellbeing activities
Substance use prevention awareness campaigns
School-wide wellness events
Pre- and post-assessments for students

These activities build safe, connected, and supportive school environments.

Family & Parenting Activities

OAPTAR runs engaging family sessions designed to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and enhance emotional bonding. Activities include:

Family Wellness Programme (Keluarga Sejahtera) sessions
Family Day workshops
Parent–teen communication activities
Caregiver stress management sessions
Family bonding exercises
Culturally adapted family engagement tools

These activities promote harmony, resilience, and healthy interactions in the home.

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Community-Based Activities

We collaborate with local communities, indigenous groups, NGOs, and grassroots leaders to build safer, healthier environments. Our community engagements include:

Community mental health literacy programmes
Youth empowerment workshops
Indigenous and rural wellbeing initiatives
Community mobilisation and awareness sessions
Outreach activities for underserved groups
New community programme pilots and innovations

Our community activities ensure that no population is left behind.

Treatment & Recovery Support Activities

OAPTAR supports recovery communities and service providers through activities focused on capacity building, empowerment, and long-term wellbeing:

Recovery coaching and support sessions
Peer support training and mobilisation
Treatment programme strengthening workshops
Aftercare and reintegration support activities
Organisational strengthening sessions for treatment centres
Networking among recovery communities

These activities help individuals and agencies strengthen their journey toward healing and resilience.

Professional & Workforce Development Activities

We conduct numerous activities for educators, counsellors, social workers, and practitioners to ensure a high-quality DDR workforce. Activities include:

Evidence-based training workshops
Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programmes
Prevention science capacity-building sessions
Treatment & rehabilitation training
Recovery support professional development
National and regional training collaborations with UNODC, ISSUP, APCD, ARN