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Youth, Drinking and Social Issues Joyce Moseley Chief Executive, Catch22

Youth, Drinking and Social Issues Joyce Moseley Chief Executive, Catch22. We believe every young person deserves the chance to get on in life. We help them to:. Learn Earn Steer clear of crime Live in a safe home Stay healthy Give something back to their communities.

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Youth, Drinking and Social Issues Joyce Moseley Chief Executive, Catch22

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  1. Youth, Drinking and Social Issues Joyce Moseley Chief Executive, Catch22 We believe every young person deserves the chance to get on in life

  2. We help them to: • Learn • Earn • Steer clear of crime • Live in a safe home • Stay healthy • Give something back to their communities

  3. Our research: young people and alcohol related anti social behaviour “All generations are going to get drunk. It don’t matter what generation you are, you just go out.” • Growing concern amongst staff • Strong link to self esteem especially for young women • Where you drank and who you were with had a strong influence on your behaviour “It can make you do things you wouldn’t normally do.” • Unlikely to think about the consequences • Messages about effects of alcohol are generally ineffective: “People turn to drink when things are going shit and no ones helping them. Drinkings only a problem if you’ve got a problem.”

  4. Risk Factors • Family- poor parental supervision and discipline- parental involvement/attitudes condoning poor behaviour • School- low achievement starting in primary school - lack of commitment including truancy • Community- disadvantaged neighbourhood- availability of drugs • Individual/Friends and Peers- friends involved in problem behaviours- attitudes that condone problem behaviour

  5. Protective Factors A social developmental approach to working with young people engaged in risky and problematic behaviour • Encouraging healthy behaviour • Clear standards • Social bonding/strong relationships • Opportunities to contribute • Skills to contribute successfully • Praise and recognition for their contribution

  6. Catch22 24/7 • A 24/7 Emergency Referral & Crisis Line • A confidential service for young people • A prompt response • Individually tailored help based on an assessment of each young person’s needs • A harm-reduction approach which informs young people about the effects of drug and alcohol misuse and the risks involved • Specialist support for mental health problems • Access to education, training and employment help for the wider family group so that they can better support the young person • Mentors and aftercare

  7. It’s relationships stupid! or as Sydney Turner said in 1848…

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