The focus of the week for this year will be Alcohol Concern's launch of a new alcohol charter to create a world free from alcohol harm.
- Every minute alcohol-related problems cost the UK economy around £48,000
- Every hour more than 100 people go into hospital in England and Wales with an alcohol-related condition
- Every day more than 40 people die as a result of alcohol in England and Wales
- Every week more than 100 children call ChildLine upset about their parents’ drinking – some as young as five years old.
As the Government prepares to release its latest national alcohol strategy later this year, Alcohol Concern is launching a campaign for a world free from alcohol harm and a call to action to help achieve this. They will also be inviting people to take part in online discussions on their Facebook page about how to reduce alcohol harm and asking what are the social costs of alcohol misuse?
Locally, we are supporting the national campaign by inviting everyone concerned about alcohol harm to get involved during the week.
Here are a five ways in which you can take part:
- Sign the new Alcohol Charter online when it appears on the Alcohol Concern website www.alcoholconcern.org.uk during Alcohol Awareness Week - we will also provide you with links to the webpage and facebook discussions when they go live on 14th November. For more information about the charter please contact Liz Burns
- Order a local Alcohol Awareness Week campaign pack for your workplace - we will provide you with display material to use during the week to encourage people to think about the social harm of alcohol misuse. Campaign packs will include A4 posters encouraging people to text DRINK to 87085 to receive a free Drink Smart pack* and A5 pamphlets encouraging people to take a quick alcohol self-test. To order a campaign pack, please contact Louisa Wall
- Take part in our Alcohol Awareness Week focus group, co-facilitated with Amy Wilson from Manchester's Eclypse Family Service, where we will discuss parental alcohol misuse and the impact of drinking on children and childhood. The aim of this focus group will be to help the development of a new local campaign to encourage families to be free from alcohol-harm. The focus group will take place on Friday 18th November 1.30pm-3pm. To book a place, contact Liz Burns.
- Attend a training session to increase both the early identiication of, and support for, people affected by alcohol misuse. See alcohol training options flyer attached.
- Drop-in to one of our open days in the run up to Alcohol Awareness Week: our Health Information and Resources Library will be holding an open day on Tuesday 8th November (Fallowfield Library) and the Brian Hore Unit (our Alcohol Day Treatment Unit) will be holding an open day on Wednesday 9th November. See flyers attached.
For more information or to take part in any of the activities listed above, please contact:
Liz Burns
Please click on the PDF's below:
| Alcohol Training Options 2011-2012 |
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| Fallowfield Open Day Invitation |
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| Brian Hore Open Day Invitation |
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* Drink Smart packs include the illustrated self-help guide 'Drink Smart', a unit calculator wheel, and a unit measuring tumbler to support drinking less at home.
** Other local activity with alcohol retailers will also take place during the the week to promote responsible alcohol sales. These will include booster training for premises reminding them of their legal obligations to refuse service to anyone who is drunk as well as the launch of a new campaign providing customers with unit information and average kcal content of popular types of alcoholic drinks.
Alcohol Awareness Week is an Alcohol Concern initiative in collaboration with regional and national health groups Balance (North East), Our Life and Drink Wise North West (North West), Alcohol Focus Scotland, Alcohol Action Ireland and Alcohol Concern Cymru (Wales). |
