1. Arrash Arya Yassaee Jordan Abdi Thomas Livermore
Investing in the future: can education help fix underage drinking in Europe?
Arrash Arya Yassaee
Jordan Abdi
Thomas Livermore

2. Contents What is the current problem in Europe?
What role does school education have?
How can family interventions help?
What makes a good programme?
Our recommendations

3. Frequency of use
ESPAD Report 2011

4. Heavy drinking We should highlight key European countries.
Based on data from ESPAD Report 2011

5. Rates of Drinking
ESPAD Report 2011

6. Rates of Binge Drinking
ESPAD Report 2011

7. Why such variation?
What causes variation – legal systems, location of purchase, norms.

8. Why are Schools Important?
? ? ?
Why schools

9. General Programmes
General programmes

10. Alcohol Specific Programmes
SHAHRP, STAMPP, MEDALC, Talk about Alcohol

11. New and Upcoming Programmes

12. What were successes and what were failures?

13. Where do Family Interventions fit in?
? ? ?
Role of family-based approach

14. “Near” vs “Far” Interventions
Near vs Far interventions. NY, NJ, Connecticut,

15. Do they work?
What works?

16. What Makes a Good Programme?

17. Harm-Minimisation or Abstinence?
Harm minimisation vs. Abstinence

18. Skills or Knowledge?

19. How To Run an Effective Programme
Teacher training, flexible delivery and programme fidelity

20. Scare Tactics?
Realistic norms not scare tactics

21. Key Elements of a Successful Programme
Key Elements to a good programme

22. What Key Issues Remain?
Key issues remaining

23. Our Limitations

24. What Do We Think?
Summary of recommendations: Alcohol education in schools and broader goals

25. Questions?