‘Sober-curiosity’ on rise among Generation Z—parents should encourage it, says Drinkaware Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, are appealing to parents to talk to their school-leaving children about alcohol habits as they begin their journey…
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CEO COMMENTS: TRUST, HOPE AND CHARITY
In recent months both the HSE and Charity Regulator have referenced the need for greater trust as a strategic priority going forward. Indeed trust is in short supply amongst many societal institutions like the Garda, EU and civil service whose…
SIX TIPS TO BE MINDFUL OF IF YOU’RE DRINKING ALCOHOL IN WARM WEATHER
As temperatures rise, Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is encouraging people to be more mindful if consuming alcohol in the summer sunshine. With longer evenings and scheduled events taking place across the country, summer…
Workplace Wellness: Alcohol and Mental Health
One of the reasons some of us drink alcohol is to alter our mood or change our mental state, so it stands to reason that alcohol can affect our mental health in a range of different ways. While alcohol can…
CEO COMMENTS: HOW TO SUSTAIN A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
At our recent annual Stakeholder Day we asked the question: How do you sustain a movement for change? Initiating change is difficult in itself, but securing and building sustainable momentum, is a whole other additional challenge. Our 2019 Day followed this…
DRINKAWARE LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN, CHANGE THE TREND, DURING MEN’S HEALTH WEEK
The 2019 Drinkaware Index report revealed that men in Ireland, particularly under-34s, are exhibiting consistent hazardous and potentially harmful drinking patterns. In response to these findings, during Men’s Health Week, Drinkaware, the national not-for-profit organisation working to reduce alcohol misuse,…
European Week Against Cancer 2019
Alcohol is known as a modifiable risk factor for at least seven types of cancer. This means it is a risk factor we can do something about. While there are many different contributory factors for cancer, there are some positive actions we can take to reduce…
21% OF IRISH ADULTS CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS DRINKERS, WHILE 23% ARE AT POTENTIAL RISK OF BECOMING HAZARDOUS DRINKERS, DRINKAWARE RESEARCH SHOWS
The 2019 Drinkaware Index report, published today, identified two major risk-based groups within the drinking population: hazardous drinkers at increasing risk of dependency (21%) and a 23% group at potential risk of becoming hazardous drinkers[1]. Within the findings is a…
CEO COMMENTS: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
History has shown that what might be viewed and accepted in one decade can be an anathema in the next – take smoking as an example. Looking retrospectively, we tend to categorise these as monumental societal shifts in attitude and…