“Substance Addiction in Children and Adolescents” Workshop Held

The “Getting to Know YEDAM” event was held through the collaboration of the Department of Child Development within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Istanbul Gelişim University and the Addiction Combat Coordination Unit.

The workshop titled “Healthy Development: Substance Addiction in Children and Adolescents”, organized in collaboration with the Istanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, the Addiction Prevention Coordination Unit, and the Dean of Students, was held on Thursday, 18 December 2025, on the 17th floor of the Gelişim Tower Student Center.

The event titled “Being a Graduate of a Master’s Program”, organized by Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Asst. Prof. Nurten Elkin, the event comprehensively addressed the significance of master’s education in individual development and career planning.

A seminar titled “Technology Addiction and Online Gambling in Children” was organized by the Department of Child Development at Istanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Addiction Prevention Coordination Unit. The seminar was held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, between 14:00 and 16:00 at the Esenyurt District Governorate Family Support Center. Within the scope of the program, topics such as technology addiction among children in the digitalized world, online gambling mechanisms, risky digital content, parental awareness, and preventive and protective practices were discussed.

As the Istanbul Gelisim University Young Yesilay Crescent Club, we visited the Yesilay Crescent Youth Center on Monday, November 17, 2025, and spent an informative as well as enjoyable day. During the visit, a comprehensive briefing program was conducted on the Yesilay Crescent’s work, objectives, and activities in the field of addiction prevention.

A workshop titled “TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION” was held by Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, a faculty member, in cooperation with the Dean of Students; Office of the IGU Addiction Fighting Coordinatorship.

On November 12, 2025, a seminar entitled “Healthy Living and Mother-Child Attachment” was conducted at the Esenyurt District Governorship Family Support Center by Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, Head of the Department of Child Development at Istanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences and Coordinator of the IGU Coordination Unit for Combating Addiction, together with Research Assistant Rabia Ceren ÇAVGA from the Department of Child Development.

Within the scope of the Healthy Development Platform organized by the Istanbul Gelişim University Office of the Dean of Students and the Coordination Office for Combating Addiction, a workshop titled “Cyberbullying and Its Factors in Adolescents” was held. The workshop took place on Thursday, October 30, 2025, between 12:00 and 13:00 at the 17th floor of K Block Tower, Office of the Dean of Students, and was conducted by Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKIN and Res. Asst. Şebnem ÇELİK UÇURAN.

A "Smoking Addiction" workshop was held for students on the 17th floor of Gelişim Tower, in collaboration with the IGU Addiction Prevention Coordinator and the Dean of Students' Office, as part of the "Healthy Development" platform.

The IGU Young Yesilay Student Club held its first meeting under the guidance of Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin.