ISSUP-Indonesia National Chapter

30/09/2026

🎓 The next chapter of ISSUP learning starts now: Introducing ISSUP Academy!

Our new professional learning platform, built with input from our global network and designed for professionals across prevention, treatment, recovery, supply reduction, policy, and law enforcement.

✅ Self-paced courses
✅ Automatic certificates
✅ Digital badges
✅ More learning opportunities coming soon

Explore the Academy: 🔗 https://academy.issup.net/

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

"AGAINST THE ODDS: Stories Carried Beyond the Bet" reframes gambling addiction through the lens of medical science and human empathy, advocating for proper treatment over judgment.

🎥 Premiered internationally at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry in Stockholm, Sweden.

CREDITS

Kristiana Siste, MD, PhD
Eka Darsina, MD

Cast:
Gaby Rakanita A Sitorus, MD
Bandoro, MD
Andreas Suryo Wijaya, MD
Schoollaus Daleru, MD
Natasya A Mahersa, MD

Production Team:
Gidien Ryaan
Kassie Gracella Putri, MD
Christopher Tan, MD
Sandra, MD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Special thanks and deepest gratitude dedicated to our patients and their family members who courageously shared their personal stories to help raise awareness of gambling harms in Indonesia.

Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.

07/09/2026

📢 Join ISSUP Indonesia 🇮🇩 for Part II of our three-part webinar series on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.

This session will explore the social and psychiatric burden of methamphetamine use disorder in Indonesia and present the development and implementation of Indo-SURFT (Indonesia Substance Use Reduction for Female Therapy), a culturally adapted, gender-sensitive CBT programme designed for incarcerated women with methamphetamine use disorder.

Learn about the programme's methodology, key findings, and promising outcomes, including improved functioning, reduced cravings, and high participant engagement. Discover how evidence-based CBT approaches can be adapted to local cultural and institutional contexts to support recovery and rehabilitation.

📅 16 September 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM Indonesia | 1:00 PM London

🔗 Register now: https://www.issup.net/national-chapters/issup-indonesia/events/calendar/2026-09/behind-infamous-sabu-social-and-psychiatric-burden-methamphetamine-use

07/09/2026

🌍 Join ISSUP Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 for Part I of our three-part webinar series on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.

This introductory session will explore the foundations of CBT and related evidence-based interventions, including Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Contingency Management, and the Community Reinforcement Approach. Participants will also gain insights into addressing co-occurring mental health conditions and reducing stigma through integrated care approaches.

Featuring practical case examples from Sri Lanka, presented by experts in CBT and community-based rehabilitation.

📅 11 September 2026
🕡 6:30 PM Sri Lanka | 2:00 PM London
🔗 Register now and be part of this regional learning experience: https://www.issup.net/national-chapters/issup-sri-lanka/events/calendar/2026-09/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-substance-use-disorders-principles-and

04/09/2026

Join ISSUP's three-part regional webinar series on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders! 🌍

Hosted by ISSUP Indonesia 🇮🇩, ISSUP Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, and ISSUP Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, this series brings together regional and international experts to explore evidence-based approaches to treatment, recovery support, and integrated mental health care across diverse settings.

📅 11, 16 & 29 September 2026

Topics include: Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Contingency Management, Community Reinforcement Approach, CBT for methamphetamine use disorder and humanitarian settings.

Whether you're a practitioner, policymaker, researcher, student, or simply interested in evidence-based substance use treatment and recovery, this series is for you.

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.issup.net/about-issup/news/2026-08/issup-hosts-three-part-webinar-series-cognitive-behavioural-therapy

26/08/2026

Happy Birthday to our Director,
Dr. dr. Diah Setia Utami, Sp.KJ!
Diah Setia Utami

Your dedication, leadership, and unwavering commitment continue to inspire us and contribute to the advancement of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery in Indonesia.

Wishing you happiness, good health, and many more meaningful achievements in the year ahead.

With warmest wishes,
ISSUP Indonesia 🇮🇩

26/08/2026

📢 Have your say in the Global Youth Survey!

ISSUP, together with DFAF, WFAD, and Fourth Wave Foundation, is inviting young people aged 18-35 from around the world to share their perspectives on the issues that matter most.

Your insights will help inform future opportunities, programmes, and initiatives designed to support young people globally.

🔗 Take the survey today: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/r205x6LaZj