On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., a DiSU seminar entitled "Welcoming Relationships. Personal and Community Actions to Combat Addictions That Make History" will be held in the Aula Magna at Via Principe di Montfort 3, Trieste.

The fifty years of activity of the "Giovanni Micesio" Youth Solidarity Center in Udine in combating addiction and distress among young people and adults provide an opportunity to reconstruct the values, methodologies, and practices that make this experience so relevant, despite the new and increasingly complex manifestations of these phenomena. This reconstruction, presented in the book "Welcoming Relationships. A History of Personal and Community Actions to Combat Addiction" (FrancoAngeli) by Anna Zenarolla (DiSU researcher), offers an opportunity for reflection and discussion with students, professionals, and social and healthcare workers engaged in combating addiction among young people and adults.

PROGRAM:

Institutional Greetings:

Prof. Massimo Degrassi, Director of the Department of Humanities, University of Trieste
Prof. Luigi Gui, Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Social Work, Planning and Management of Services, University of Trieste
Dr. Susanna Cilitti, President of the Regional Order of Social Workers of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Speakers:
Experiencing Welcoming Relationships: Stories from Providers and Users, Professor Cristina Lonardi, University of Verona
The Educational Dimension of Welcoming Relationships, Professor Matteo Cornacchia, University of Trieste
Welcoming Relationships in Services, Dr. Antonina Contino, Head of the Youth Consumption and Addictions Unit (Androna Giovani), Giuliano-Isontina University Health Authority

The meeting will be moderated by Valentina Iurman, head of the Giuliana Area Social Professional Services at the Giuliano-Isontina University Health Authority.

Contact: anna.zenarolla@scfor.units.it