www.alcohol-drugs.co.uk – the blog

The FASE (Focus on Alcohol Safe Environments) project is co-funded by the European Commission to develop a better understanding of what works to reduce alcohol-related harm in drinking environments. The project is collecting research from across the world and focuses on interventions that can be implemented at local level, covering five key areas: Responsible server/staff training interventions Interventions to reduce underage access to alcohol Policing and enforcement approaches Interventions delivered in drinking establishments Multi-component community interventions An outline paper Preventing alcohol-related harm in drinking environments is available as is a presentation by UK partners the Liverpool John Moores University (JMU). The paper says: 'The best evidence of effectiveness available is for multi-component community interventions – schemes that bring together local agencies in a partnership to plan and deliver a combination of strategies to prevent irresponsible alcohol sales, address risky drinking and enforce licensing legislation at a community level