Children are perceptive and take in everything that is happening around them – particularly the habits and behaviour of their parents or guardians. Being a positive role model and setting an example when it comes to your child’s relationship and…
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Research Focus: How are young adults coping during the COVID-19 pandemic?
COVID-19 has radically altered our lives, and caused fundamental changes to the ways in which we interact in society. The pandemic has reordered social, economic and cultural relations, leaving us to grapple with the terms of a new normal. Within…
Drinkaware urging adults to mind their mental health during Alcohol Awareness Week 2020
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, is urging people to mind their mental health during Alcohol Awareness Week (16-22 Nov). The charity has published a new health promotion booklet, Alcohol and Your Mental…
Tips for positive mental health at Christmas during the pandemic
In a typical year, the festive season can be a time of celebration for some people and a time of poor mental health for others. But as we near the end of a unique year, it is understandable that the…
Research Focus: Families, Alcohol and Covid-19
Increase in household tension, managing anxiety alongside new rules, and the need to ‘cheer up’, all describe Irish households during the first Covid lockdown, as described in our research Barometer (Behaviour & Attitudes 2020) conducted in April and May of…
Drinkaware publishes 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements
2019 was a busy year for our small but dedicated team. But it’s safe to say, we made significant progress throughout the first of our new three-year Strategic Plan 2019-2021. As the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2020: Take Action to Reduce Cancer Risk
1 in 10 Irish women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and the HSE state that alcohol is responsible for 1 in 8 breast cancers in Ireland. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, take some time to understand alcohol and its impact, and see if you can make…
CEO Comments: The Power and Importance of Empathy in Public Health
When we talk about empathy, we typically discuss it as a cognitive process, an ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes and think what they think. But this is only one aspect of empathy. Then there is the all-important compassionate element…
Drinkaware calls for public consultation and collective campaign on the low-risk drinking guidelines
The recent Health Research Board study, Drinking in Denial, is the second study in the last 12 months to look at factors associated with the public’s self-perception of their own drinking and to conclude that lack of awareness of the low-risk drinking guidelines…