To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of research published in BMJ Open on 25 October showing that, across a large number of countries, women are catching up with men in alcohol consumption and its associated harms and that this trend is most prevalent amongst young adults, what steps they are taking to support young people to limit their alcohol consumption.
Answered on
21 November 2016
Education plays an important role in helping to ensure that young people are equipped
with the information they need to make informed, healthy decisions and to keep themselves safe.
Public Health England is working on a range of actions to support young people limit their alcohol consumption, including:
- Delivering the ‘Rise Above’ campaign which is a digital platform that uses interactive and engaging content to delay and prevent young people from engaging in exploratory behaviours, including drinking alcohol.
- Helping schools to draw on expert advice and develop evidence-based practice, including funding the Alcohol and Drug Education and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service, run by Mentor UK.
- Managing the FRANK information and advice service that provides tailored information and advice to young people and to parents, to help them protect their children from drug and/or alcohol misuse.
Upper tier authorities have been given the responsibility to improve the health of their population, including responsibility for tackling problem drinking and commissioning appropriate prevention and treatment services. Over the next five years, we will invest more than £16 billion in local government public health services.