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Friday, November 6, 2009

Alcohol Focus Scotland Annual Report


Since last year’s report, Alcohol Focus Scotland has:
  1. Responded to the Scottish Government’s alcohol consultation “Changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol” and is now campaigning for the introduction of minimum pricing.
  2. Worked with City & Guilds to launch the Certificate for Staff Working in Scottish Licensed Premises and Staff Workbook.
  3. Ran a publicity campaign encouraging women who are pregnant or trying for a baby to avoid alcohol.
  4. Secured funding for the continuation of the Community Action on Alcohol project and set up the National Communities Group.
  5. Organised successful national conferences on licensing and counselling, with record numbers of delegates attending both.
  6. Launched the Scottish Network of Alcohol Practitioners for the Young (SNAPY) – a network to share good practice, skills and resources when working with young people affected by their own or someone else’s drinking.
  7. Developed the ‘Rory learning resource’, a toolkit which teachers, counsellors and social workers can use to help children cope with parental alcohol misuse.
  8. Improved our links with European and international alcohol agencies and hosted the Education group of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA).
  9. Developed AFS Alcohol Support Online, a web-based support and counselling service which was piloted in Aberdeen.
  10. Responded to around 200 media enquiries and generated our own press, online, radio and TV coverage on a wide range of alcohol issues.
Read Full Report (PDF)
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