WASTED: An International Conference on Alcohol and Young People. 20 November 2009. Kent
An International Conference on Alcohol and Young People’, the annual conference of the Health and Europe Centre.
The conference will provide examples of interventions trialed in a range of settings in the UK, Europe and North America, which have shown promising results in reducing alcohol consumption amongst children and young people.
Speakers will include Tony Goodall, Alcohol and Substance Misuse Lead for NHS Leeds and Dr Lars Møller, European Regional Advisor for the World Health Organisation. Case studies will include the Strengthening Families Programme (UK), Örebro Prevention Programme (Sweden) and the ‘Be Under Your Own Influence’ social marketing campaign from the USA.
Delegates will contribute to a lively discussion about how the showcased examples could be adapted to enhance local service delivery and the steps necessary to achieve this.
The cost of attending this conference is £75.00 + VAT. The working language of the conference is English.
The conference will run from 9am until 4.30pm. For further information about the speakers, case studies and to register Click here
