Drinkaware Annual Report shows charity plays critical role for those hoping to curb alcohol misuse Research highlights worrying trends regarding Irish adults’ mental wellbeing and relationship with alcohol National charity welcomes two new members to Board of Directors This week…
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Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol has many potential impacts on our health and wellbeing. The Drinkaware Annual Barometer asked Irish adults to rate their awareness of alcohol related harms. The harms were listed as prompts and people were asked to rate whether they were…
World Cup 2022
Tips for mindful drinking and to drink less It is an exciting time for football fans around the world as the Men’s Football World Cup is kicking off this week. With the World Cup taking place throughout the Christmas period,…
Our New Tool – Why We Have it & How it Works
This week we have launched our new Standard Drinks Calculator. The use of the calculator is for people to quickly calculate what a standard drink is based on the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) percentage and millilitres of alcohol they are…
CHANGE IS NOT AN OPTION, IT’S AN IMPERATIVE
6 takeaways from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) Annual Conference 2022 Attending the RSA’s Annual Conference, I was struck by several points and interventions put forward that are relevant to our work at Drinkaware regarding drink driving and also the…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Employment, Housing & Education
The final blog in this series will discuss some of the areas of research that are causing increased levels of low mental wellbeing, stress and tension in the household. These themes are outlined in the 10th and latest Report in…
Mindful Drinking & Mental Health – A Drinkaware Public Webinar
On September 16th the Drinkaware team were delighted to welcome members of the public to our webinar on Mindful Drinking & Mental Health. If you were unable to join us on the day, you’ll find some of the insights discussed…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Mental and Physical Wellbeing
In a previous blog, we discussed the motivations of why Young Adults drink within the context of Covid-19 and how prevalent alcohol use and misuse was during that time. The objective of this blog is to try and understand how…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults and Drinking Behaviour
In our previous blog, we briefly discussed the impact of Covid-19 on young adults. This blog continues the exploration of the experiences of 18-24-year olds’ during the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their behaviours and attitudes towards…