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Welcome to our eighth Curated Series, which provides a space to explore how some children and youth from South East Europe perceive drugs and drug policy and the significance of addressing their impact from a human rights and child rights perspective.

In Croatia and Serbia, drug-related incarceration silently punishes thousands of children alongside their imprisoned parents. It is worth highlighting how parental imprisonment shapes children’s mental health, economic stability, and social inclusion, comparing policy responses across both countries.

Young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are reshaping drug policy discourse by challenging criminalisation frameworks, promoting public health narratives, and engaging peers through activism and participatory research, serving as long-term catalysts for more humane and inclusive policy reform.