Ottawa Charter Action Areas

Proposed actions Strategies to address the issue

Evidence to justify actions and strategies

1. Developing personal skills

The National Binge Drinking Strategy aims to address Australias harmful binge drinking culture. It focuses on raising awareness of the short term and long term impacts of risk drinking at a young age.

2. Strengthening community action

3. Creating supportive environments

4. Reorienting health services

The Armadale Youth Resource provides alcohol education. Big hART in North West Tasmania they promote alcohol awareness consumption and the exposing risks associated with binge drinking. Saint Josephs Youth Service offers young people someone to talk to, someone to provide information and someone to provide support and follow ups. Urge parents not to buy Dont buy it for them alcohol for their children campaign makes adults during school leavers. aware of their Parents come together responsibilities regarding and dont put their the supply of alcohol to children at risk by giving their children during them the alcohol. school leavers and not during school leavers. Having official schoolies Official schoolie events that include concerts, that are alcohol and drug dances and parties. They free creates a safe are alcohol and drug free. environment while still Students must be a being in fun, therefore registered schoolie and students will be more have a schoolie photo ID inclined to go. Also the to get in. Free to get in to photo ID needed to get in the events. A fun, safe way to these events will to celebrate school prevent older people who leavers. want to take advantage of the student leavers. Red Frog Crew aim to Red Frog Crew does; support young people Support and hydration who are at risk of antistations in the heart of social behavior as a result the party of substance abuse. This If they are called they crew provides young will come and help the people with positive role teenagers for models, they educate whatever reason

young people, and supports young people at their time of need.

5. Building healthy public policy

No drinking under age of 18. It is illegal to sell alcohol to minors, this prevents students from dinking to much alcohol because they cannot receive it.

Youth Shuttle between 10pm and 2am which is free They do this to prevent school leavers from getting hurt or taken advantage of. Fines are made if laws are broken. Such as; Public place drinking= $110 Underage drinking= $247 Supplying alcohol to minors= $700+