A new report into the influences on non or light drinking young people in the UK has been released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Download the full report 'A positive choice: Young people who drink little or no alcohol' or summary here . The study examined the lives and choices of young people (aged 16-25) who drink little or no alcohol.
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol-concern, balance-north, believe-alcohol, binge drinking, friends, health, learning, mariana-bayley, media, north, report, research, turning-point, young people
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
A new report explores whether UK laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol are 'fit for purpose' and are being effectively enforced. The report finds that many laws are not being fully utilised, although a variety of measures are still required to achieve alcohol harm reduction. Download ‘Lost Orders?: Law Enforcement and Alcohol in England and Wales’ or download the Executive Summary
Filed in Guidance, Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Also tagged alcohol industry, community safety, consumers, fully-utilised, government, harm-reduction, joseph, licensing, office, portman-group, research, tackle-underage
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
A new study by The Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) explores media representations of alcohol and their influence on teenage drinking.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol-concern, alcohol-reports, binge drinking, friends, health-literacy, influence, joseph, liverpool-john, media, perceived, policy, research, young people
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A new study into young people, alcohol and influences has been published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The report explores the key influences on young people's drinking patterns and experiences of drunkenness.
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged bbc, beer-or-lager, children, daughter, guardian, Guidance, industry, influences, joseph, media, press-release, research, young people
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Responding to today’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation survey showing the influence of family and friends on teenage drinking, Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, says: “This study reinforces Drinkaware’s research which shows that parents are vital in shaping children’s attitudes to alcohol and they have more influence than they think…
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Family and friends are key to shaping young people’s drinking culture, says a round-up report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
Filed in Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged from-the-jrf, group-behaviour, harm-reduction, joseph, policy, potential, realities, recent-reports, research, round-up-report, the-potential
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Two new studies funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ( JRF ) exploring issues around family life and alcohol have been produced.
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged adult, alcohol-concern, consumption, Guidance, joseph, learning, policy, research, the-consumption, year-the-chief, young people, young-children
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JRF ethnicity and alcohol review A literature review of evidence on drinking patterns among minority ethnic groups in the UK over the last 15 years and on service provision for this group has been produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. See the the report and summary page here
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol-issues, alcohol-review, among-minority, black, event-covering, from-the-event, helen-young, learning, minority-ethnic, peterborough, reduce-alcohol
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JRF ethnicity and alcohol review A literature review of evidence on drinking patterns among minority ethnic groups in the UK over the last 15 years and on service provision for this group has been produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. See the the report and summary page here . The review: describes drinking levels as reported in national surveys and local research; considers why drinking rates among ethnic groups may change over time; examines help-seeking, support and service provision for minority ethnic groups; examines how services are equipped to respond to the needs of minority ethnic groups