Center for Health, Society and Prevention Studies (CHSP) - Objectives

Objectives of the Center

TOSAM aims to address the multidimensional risks affecting individual and public health through a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. The Center adopts the development of preventive, empowering and sustainable approaches as a core principle and aims to integrate the production of scientific knowledge with practice and policy processes.

Within this framework, the main objectives of TOSAM are listed below:

• To conduct research, development and implementation projects examining the psychological, sociological, cultural and structural determinants of risks that threaten the mental, social and behavioral health of individuals and society.
• To develop preventive and protective intervention models aimed at preventing the emergence of risky behaviors, strengthening psychological and social resilience, and reducing social vulnerabilities.
• To carry out scientific studies aimed at increasing adaptive capacity and social resilience by analyzing the effects on individuals and communities of processes such as disasters, migration, crises, digitalization and rapid social transformation.
• To contribute to policies and practices that support the well-being of different segments of society, particularly young people, families, women and vulnerable groups, and that aim to reduce social inequalities and strengthen social inclusion.
• To encourage the production of interdisciplinary academic knowledge in the fields of public health, mental health, behavioral sciences and risk prevention, and to link the resulting scientific outputs with field practice and decision-making processes.
• To develop evidence-based, feasible and sustainable solutions by building collaborations with public institutions, local governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and international stakeholders.
• To carry out awareness-raising, educational and empowering activities on current issues such as gender equality, individual and social risks in the digital age, cyber violence, substance use, mental health and social cohesion.
• To organize training programs, certificate programs and capacity-building activities to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies of professionals working, or aiming to work, in the fields of public health, mental health and risk prevention.
• To contribute to building a healthy, resilient, equitable and sustainable society by developing preventive approaches based on scientific evidence.