Youth RISE: Promoting Harm Reduction & Drug Policy Reform

we are a youth-led network promoting evidence-based drug policies and harm reduction strategies

we work to amplify, maximise, and centre priorities of young people who use drugs and young people affected by drug policies

we advocate and support full spectrum harm reduction strategies with the meaningful involvement of young people who use drugs

Mission Statement

Youth RISE works to amplify, maximise, and centre priorities of young people who use drugs and young people affected by drug policies. We advocate and support full-spectrum harm reduction at local, regional and international levels through coalition building, advocacy, and evidence gathering.

Our Team

Ruby Lawlor

Executive Director

Carolina Ahumada

Deputy and Youth Engagement Programme Lead

Humberto Rotondo

Human Resource Manager and Admin Assistant

Alan Bevan

Finance Manager and Accountant

Sara Monsalvo

International Working Group Member

Beatrix Vas

International Working Group Member

Amine Gahfez

International Working Group Member

João Barbosa

International Working Group Member

Dinah Kate Macmillan

International Working Group Member

Paula Daniela Jaimes Rico

International Working Group Member

Ana Ubiliva

International Working Group Member

Tobias Niblock

International Working Group Member

Marie Schneider

International Working Group Member

Iva Tomevska

International Working Group Member

Teresa Castro

Vincentius Azvian

Sara Monsalvo

Beatrix Vas

Atika Juristia

Walter Osigai

Brayan Noel Alvarado Lopez

Carolina Arredondo

Elena Keller

Estefania Villamizar

Aden McCracken

International Working Group Member

Saidy Brown

Juliana Shoko

Claire Nassolo

Maruf Islam Purnima

Sofía Posada

Claire Perry

Antonio Romero

Prince Frimpong

Caterina Zampieri

Diego Jimenez

Jeremiah F. Navarra

Paulina Sánchez

Santiago Camarra

Noor Vissram

Deepika Baskar

Hunter Jess

Anna Erickson (AJ)

Fiona Murray

Jamani LaShawn

Hunter Jess

Deepika Baskar

Hristina Todorovska

Balázs Maczkó

Anna Bentley

Cerys Tudor

Djordje Volarevic

Paulina Jastrzebska

Grigore Rînja

Maria Vlagkopoulou

Joris Gstöhl

Inês Armelim

Emily Brundson

Emil Belgau

Camilo Obregón

Pedro Ivo Oliveira

Sergio Pérez

Isaac Acher Melamed

Sofía Alpízar Román

Camila Brizuela Cisneros

Matias Gálvez Balseca

Jeremy Nathanael Dihardja

Sia Das

Jalal Uddin

Ain Zainal

Molly Ogbodum

Simileoluwa Liyele

Latest news

Youth RISE At The CCPCJ 35th Session in Vienna, 1…

For the second time, Youth RISE participated in the 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) that took place in Vienna, from 1st to 5th…

From the Citizens’ Assembly to the Committee Room: representing Youth…

Written by Ruby Rose Lawlor, Executive Director, Youth RISE Wednesday, 25 June 2026 (Dublin, Ireland) Yesterday, Ireland’s Joint Committee on Drugs Use published its Final Report, recommending that the State…

Youth Voices at CND69: Challenging the Gap Between Rhetoric and…

Friday, March 14, 2026 (Vienna, Austria) – Between March 9th-13th, Youth RISE participated in the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the most important drug policy making…

Presentation of Full Spectrum Harm Reduction Report at Youth Side…

Written by Elena Keller, International Working Group Member at Youth RISE Berlin, Germany – Friday, October 10th, 2025. As part of the Youth Side Program held in Berlin ahead of…