The role of families in preventing alcohol harm among young people

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 6, number 2, June 2008

This issue of DrugInfo looks at ways in which families can help to communicate with, and influence, young people and so help to prevent alsohol-related harms.

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Contents

Barwon Safe Parties
William R. Mathers, Inspector, Divisional Support Manager,  Geelong and Surf Coast Police Service Areas, Victoria

Families and alcohol: should children be allowed to drink?
Guest editorial by Geoff Munro, Director, Community Alcohol Action Network, Australian Drug Foundation

Understanding the pathways to harmful alcohol use among young adults
Insights from the Australian Temperament Project Suzanne Vassallo, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies; Diana Smart, General Manager (Research), Australian Institute of Family Studies; Ann Sanson, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; and John Toumbourou, Professor and Chair of Health Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria

ABCD: Parenting Young Adolescents Program
Kylie Burke, Manager Clinical Practice, Parenting Research Centre, Victoria

A rural provider perspective of the ABCD program
Meredith Plunkett, Parent Education Coordinator, Hume Region  Parent Education Service, Victoria

Behaviour Exchange Systems Training (BEST) Plus program
John Bamberg, Family Programs Co-Ordinator/Project Manager, Centre for Adolescent Health, Victoria

Red Cross save-a-mate (SAM) program:  “Look after each other”
Shaun Hazeldine, National Manager, save-a-mate (SAM), Australian Red Cross, Sydney, NSW

Intervention and prevention strategies need to focus on proven strategies
Samuel Hunt, Public Affairs Officer, Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, NSW

Connections Alcohol and Other Drugs Parenting Support Service Enza Marino, Program Manager at Connections an Agency of UnitingCare, Victoria

YSAS early intervention strategies
Fiona Healy, YSAS Marketing & Communications, YSAS, Victoria

Alcohol, other drugs and driving
Cindy Van Rooy, Projects Manager, Information Services, Australian Drug Foundation

New support for university students  facing alcohol and other drug issues
Anne Collyer, Information Officer, Information Services, Australian Drug Foundation