1 / 16

Alcohol In T he System

Alcohol In T he System. An Active Youth Participation Project , driven by young people who have got into trouble & drink Alcohol (London).

alicedaniel
Download Presentation

Alcohol In T he System

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alcohol In The System An Active Youth Participation Project, driven by young people who have got into trouble & drink Alcohol (London)

  2. Lessyoung people are drinking Alcohol: 61% of 11 – 15 year-olds have never drunk alcohol (up from 40% in 2000). But those who are drinking, drink MORE: Nearly 4,000 children hospitalised with alcohol poisoning last year • Binge Drinking • Problematic Drinking • Confrontations & ASB • Arrests: entering the Criminal Justice System

  3. Demon Drink Previous research suggests: • There are links between offending and alcohol use • Young offenders drink more than the wider population • Nationally, (10-17yrs) drinking is responsible for 80k+ violent offences per year Young people interviewed (Demon Drink) reported: • Excessive drinking associated with “losing control” • 38% of young people admit to being drunk while they committed their offence • 74% felt alcohol encourages violent and aggressive behaviour • 47% felt someone should have tried harder to help them before they reached the point...excluded / arrested • Young people strongly associate alcohol with a loss of control, aggression and fights

  4. Our Vision Less Young People entering the Criminal Justice System because of Alcohol

  5. How do we Achieve this? • Better and earlier recognition, support & treatment • Using a Social and Health Model • Encouraging YOS teams to screen better for alcohol when using ASSET+ • Providing evidence & testimony to policy & decision-makers (YJB, MOPAC, MP’s)

  6. BARRIERS • Less young Londoners drink compared with elsewhere in the Country • Cannabis is considered more of a problem • Society has a confusing relationship with Alcohol • Involving the young people most affected by this issue (to drive and co-produce the project) is very difficult

  7. What's in it for the young people? • Opportunity of co-producing a Project with elements of research and campaigning • Accredited Peer Research training • Skills development, Capacity building, Confidence • Develop a strong, collective Voice • Have Fun • Working creatively to research and produce recommendations • Access to policy and decision makers • Vouchers • A Reference

  8. The bit about You • Opportunity for partnership working • If you are working with young people who might be suitable for this project this is an opportunity for them and you

  9. Other Projects: • Youth Alcohol Advertising Council Open to any young person • Its The Drink Talking: Network of Youth Activists Open to any young person

  10. Thank You Steve Curtis Youth Engagement Officer Alcohol Concern

More Related