Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Expo 2010

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Expo 2010 is a part of Drug Action Week 2010, and is expecting a gathering of around 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to take part in various art, sport and dance activities.

The expo will be held at 'The Shores', Military Road West Beach, Adelaide on Thursday 24th June, 2010 from 10:30am until 2:30pm.


For more information please contact:

Katie Perry
Project Worker
Young Nungas Yarning Together
Ph:  (08) 8243 5578

Young people who care for a family member or friend with an alcohol or other drug problem

Across Australia, over 390,000 children and young people help care for family members or friends, including those with an alcohol or other drug problem.

What limits young carers in Australia to reach their full potential? What advantages exist for young people that care for family members or friends with an alcohol or other drug problem? 

You can win!

If you had 5 minutes with a politician, what would you tell them about the needs of young carers?
 

Each idea goes into the draw to win one of 6 $250 JB Hi-Fi vouchers and every entrant receives a Young Carer kit. Competition is open to all young people who are a carer, or who have been a carer. The competition is open from now until Sunday 9 May 2010.   To enter, go to www.reachout.com/carers

Would you give up the courage juice for a year?

Last month FebFast challenge participants managed to raise close to $700,000 to help support community based prevention and treatment organisations around Australia.

While giving up alcohol or the “courage juice” for one month might seem a bit rough for some, imagine giving it up for a year.

That’s what Brisbane based Chris Raine challenged himself to do.  During 2009, the entire process of self-imposed sobriety was posted on his blog entitled Hello Sunday Morning.  The blog gives an insight into why some young Australians drink to extremes and has become a support network between an age group that governments may have difficulty approaching.

Hello Sunday Morning is full of self-realisations about why some young people drink and why they have taken a step towards sobriety.  In Chris’ case, at the age of 22, alcohol had become a necessity in any social situation.  Through his year-long mission to stay sober, he has gained confidence about who he is, and has encouraged others to join Hello Sunday Morning and begin documenting their own experiences.

Would you give up alcohol for a year?

For more information on Hello Sunday Morning visit:

http://hellosundaymorning.com.au%20/

When The Man speaks to you about alcohol - are you listenening?

Government messages pitched at the whole of the youth community aren't working because most young Australian drinkers can't be shamed out of their drinking habits, according to new research.

The Queensland University of Technology study says the government should focus on actively promoting new products and services that will appeal to the 18-25 drinking bracket as well as having a lower alcohol content or less focus on alcohol.

What do you think? Will the government's latest marketing efforts that warn of the 'dangers' of binge drinking have success? Or do you think the QUT study is on to something?

Alcohol and marketing

What kind of alcohol marketing connects with you? Do you think it has a big effect on the way you and your friends drink? Do you think alcohol marketing should be banned or kept away from young people?

How can we prevent young people from developing problems with alcohol?

What do you think is the best way to minimise the risk of the most vulnerable young people developing an alcohol problem?

Alcohol and health messages - do they work?

Will young people respond to alcohol messages that focus on the health effects of drinking? For example, the recently released national guidelines on safe drinking?

Does drinking alcohol effect people other than the drinker?

Share your stories about helping a friend with a drinking problem, how a family member's drinking has effected you or any other experiences involving the effect of alcohol on people other than the drinker.

Young people and binge drinking - all hype?

Are young people really drinking too much too often?

Alcohol at school

Did you learn about alcohol at school? Was it helpful to you?