NSW Government

Australia

International

Factsheets

NSW Government

Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing

1. Review of Alcoholic Beverages that May Target Young People
   November 2004
2. Young People and Alcohol
   Information about underage drinking laws, and NSW Government initiatives to reduce underage drinking in the community.
3. Young People and the NSW Liquor Laws
   An information sheet designed to raise awareness about the NSW liquor laws and how those laws affect young people. It contains information of interest to minors (under 18s) and young adults (18 years and over) and is a useful resource for students, parents, teachers and principals of secondary schools, and the wider community. (pdf file)
4. Underage Drinking Prevention Program
   An information sheet about the Government's efforts to reduce the harm associated with underage drinking.

NSW Health

1. Youth Action Plan: 2001-2005
   An outline of the NSW Government's commitment and approach to preventing and reducing alcohol use and associated harm by young people. (575 Kb pdf file).
2. The Health Behaviours of Secondary School Students in NSW 2002
   This report of the behaviour of secondary school students in New South Wales 2002 is an overview of the main health behaviours of NSW secondary school students, which provides information on lifestyle behaviours including: substance use, such as smoking and drinking alcohol; sun protection; eating habits; involvement in physical activity; and the important areas of mental wellbeing and injuries. October 2004
3. Families and Friends affected by the drug or alcohol use of someone else
   This booklet contains information about how to look after yourself and support your family. It also gives you the facts about drug and alcohol use and drug dependence, and treatment options available to the drug affected person. Information about where to go for more support and help is also included. It's common for families and friends affected by the alcohol or other drug use of someone close to go through a lot of stress and times when it's hard to cope. 2004
4. Play Now Act Now
   A NSW Health Youth Alcohol Project in partnership with Metro Screen and Music NSW.

Alcohol Summit
Young People & Alcohol Forum: Recommendations
August 2003

CommunityBuilders
Are you responsible?
This campaign is designed to encourage the community to think about their level of responsibility in relation to young people and alcohol. It was developed by the Wollongong Local Area Command to address the problems associated with underage drinking and the secondary supply of alcohol to young people.

NSW Commission for Children and Young People

1. Young people's involvement at the NSW Alcohol Summit - including speeches by young people involved in the Summit
   Information about young people and the Alcohol Summit.
2. Kid Stat's                                                              
   Kids’ Stats provides statistical information about the safety, welfare and well-being of children and young people in New South Wales.
3. Ask the Children: Young People Talk Alcohol

NSW Deapartment of Education & Training
End of Year Celebration Kit 2005

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Australia

Australian Government. Department of Family & Community Services

1. Barriers to Service Provision for Young People with Presenting Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems
   The report details and describes the barriers to service provision for young people suffering from comorbidity. October 2004
2. Sustainable Consumption: Young Australians as Agents of Change
   Examines consumption patterns of young people in Australia and explores how young people can be encouraged and empowered to make changes in their own consumption patterns as well as being catalysts for change in the wider community. November 2004

Australian Government. Department of Health and Ageing
Parental Opinions and Behaviour Regarding Teenage Alcohol Consumption
This report explores parental opinions and behaviour with respect to teenage consumption of alcohol, and draws from five parental omnibus surveys conducted between February 2000 and 2004. 2005

Australian Institute of Criminology

1. Patterns of Antisocial Behaviour from Early to Late Adolescence
   50 per cent of all persons apprehended for offending in 2002 to 2003 (Victoria Police 2004) were aged between 10 and 24. As not all antisocial behaviour is recorded by police, it is valuable to measure adolescents’ own reports of their involvement in such behaviour.This paper analyses data from a large longitudinal study of Victorian children. It focuses on the types and extent of antisocial behaviour and explores differing across-time patterns of such behaviour.Dec. 2004
2. Alcohol-related Social Disorder and Rural Youth: Part 2— Perpetrators
   This study shows that there are proportionally more alcohol consumers and more hazardous and harmful drinkers among rural youth than among their metropolitan counterparts.

Australian Institute of Family Studies
Parenting influences on adolescent alcohol use
This report aims to review and synthesise the research and interventions concerning the impact of parenting factors on adolescent alcohol use. 2004

National Alcohol Campaign

1. Youth Pocket Card
   A pocket card (primarily targeting young people aged 15-17 years) provides information to help young people make choices about drinking.
2. Parent Brochure
   This brochure provides parents with information and advice about teenage drinking, and in particular, how to talk to teenagers about alcohol.
3. Posters
   Posters with a graphic illustration of the consequences of young people's drinking choices. There are two posters (a male and female version).
4. Print advertisements for youth
   A graphic illustration of the consequences of young people's drinking choices.
5. Print advertisements for parents
   These are aimed at parents and provide information and advice about teenagers and alcohol.
6. Alcohol Consumption Patterns Among Australian 15-17 year olds from February 2000 to February 2002
   This report explores the alcohol consumption patterns of teenagers aged 15 to 17 years, based on the findings of four national surveys that were conducted during the period from February 2000 to February 2002. There are two parts to the report: part one provides an overview of teenage drinking, while part two provides a detailed analysis of the level of consumption and the types of alcoholic beverages consumed on their last drinking occasion, amongst teenagers who drank within the three months prior to each survey. August 2003

National Alcohol Indicators (Bulletins).  National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)

1. Under-aged Drinking Among 14–17 year olds and Related Harms in
   Australia. Bulletin No. 7 (Nov. 2004)
2. Trends in Youth Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms in Australian Jurisdictions, 1990–2002. Bulletin No. 6 (Nov. 2004)

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

1. Young people and alcohol: Taste perceptions, attitudes and experiences (Executive Summary)
2. Alcohol prevention more difficult for young men to swallow

National Drug Strategy
Australian secondary school students' use of alcohol in 2002
A report which describes the results of the seventh national survey on the use of alcohol by Australian secondary school students. The survey was conducted in 2002 in each State and Territory. This report is based on data collected from 23,417 male and female students aged 12-17 years surveyed in 363 schools. November 2004

Australian secondary school students’ use of alcohol in 2005.
A report which describes the results of the eight national survey on the use of alcohol by Australian secondary school students. The survey was conducted in 2005 in each State and Territory. This report is based on data collected from 21,805 students aged 12-17 years surveyed in 376 schools. October 2006

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International

Alcohol Policy Network
Alcohol Policy and Youth
This links to information about alcohol and youth. It indicates the trends of alcohol use by Canadian youth. Research is from the Alcohol and Cancer Prevention Work Group.

Eurocare
Marketing Alcohol to Young People
A brochure produced and presented at the WHO Ministerial Conference on Young People and Alcohol in Stockholm from 19-21 February 2001.

International Centre for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). Binge drinking
A guide to the key issues in alcohol policy development, and an integrated approach to prevention. It also includes key facts and issues, and further resources.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

1. Underage ‘risky’ drinking: motivations and outcomes
   Findings from a survey on underage drinking behaviour. January 2005
2. Parental drug and alcohol misuse: Resilience and transition among young people
   This study explores the experiences of 38 young people, aged 15 –27 years, who had at least one parent with a drug or alcohol problem. The research was conducted using in-depth qualitative interviews, incorporating a ‘life grid ’, to examine what these young people reported about their childhoods, their current situation and their futures. 2004

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Sentencing and Dispositions of Youth DUI and Other Alcohol Offences
This Guide is intended to help judges and prosecutors to more effectively sanction juveniles and youths for alcohol-related offenses, work more cooperatively with administrative agencies and community organizations, and define a role for themselves outside the courtroom in preventing underage drinking and other alcohol-related offenses.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

1. Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
   A booklet developed by the US NIAAA about the risks of alcohol; prevention strategies parents can use to reduce the risks of alcohol; how to build a strong parent - child relationship; etc. This guide is geared to parents and guardians of young people ages 10 to 14.
2. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Initiative on Underage Drinking
   A website about this initiative. It includes organisational information plus links to further resources (both print publications and multimedia resources). It also links to selected research literature. The site was initially developed in 2005

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Predicting Heavy Drug Use, Results of a Longitudinal Study
This study’s main aims are to describe the movement of adolescents and young adults into and out of drug use and to predict heavy drug use. 2004

Scottish Government

1. Alcohol use in children and young people: A comparitive paper
   This briefing concentrates on the area of alcohol use in children and young people and outlines public health strategies that have been employed in Scotland, England, Wales and the Nordic countries. April 2005
2. Young people with,or at risk of developing, problematic substance misuse: A guide to assessment
   To provide information and evidence to support the effective identification of substance
   related needs among young people;and to inform the design and delivery of effective
   assessment for young people with problematic substance misuse. It is designed for anyone working with young people. October 2004

World Health Organization (WHO). Regional Office for Europe:

1. Declaration on Young People and Alcohol, 2001
   This Declaration complements the broader societal response, as outlined in the European Alcohol Action Plan 2000-2005. The declaration includes different approaches to provide protection from exposure to alcohol promotion and sponsorship and to implement control policies on age and pricing. The declaration includes different approaches to provide protection from exposure to alcohol promotion and sponsorship and to implement control policies on age and pricing.
2. Global Status Report : Alcohol and young people
   This document describes the globalisation of alcohol brands and marketing designed to embed alcohol products and consumption into the lifestyles of young people. Brief profiles of prevalence among young people in WHO Member States point to a need for standardised monitoring of alcohol use. 2001

U.S. Government - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

1. Keeping Youth Drug Free
   This guide is designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 7 to 13. It focuses on six key steps that parents or caregivers can take to help their children grow up drug-free. 2004
2. Suspect Your Teen is Using Drugs or Drinking?: A Brief Guide to Action for Parents
   This booklet offers parents information about talking to their teens about drug use and the steps to take to do so. Discussed are topics such as “What’s the Big Deal?” “The Science Is Clear,” “Signs and Symptoms,” “Your Teen Is at a Crossroads,” “What Do You Do and When?” “Do You Think You’ve Uncovered a Problem?” and “Parents Are the Most Important Influence in a Child’s Life.” 2004

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Factsheets

NSW Department of Gaming & Racing

1. Minors Functions Authority - Hotels
2. Minors Functions Authority - Nightclubs
3. Functions Authority - Registered Clubs
4. '10 Hints on How to Make your Under 18s Functions a Success'

Alcohol Concern

Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS)

National Alcohol Strategy

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