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New research from our New Horizons programme
We’re delighted to announce the publication of the full reports from the research projects funded via our flagship New Horizons programme. The key focus of the programme was on exploring how people’s experience of alcohol harm is affected by their membership of, identification with, or exclusion from, groups and communities.
We funded four projects:
- Keep it to yourself: Supporting solutions for South Asian women
- Telling our own stories: An exploratory study of alcohol use and harm by people who identify as Roma, Gypsies and Travellers
- Understanding the association between mental health and alcohol use among minority ethnic groups
- Exploring communities of belonging around drink
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Invitation to tender for research on alcohol delivery services
We are commissioning a research project to learn more about adults who regularly order alcohol for delivery - including when, how often and why they do so, and how this impacts their drinking choices and behaviour and on those around them.
Interested bidders are welcome to get in touch with questions by 20 November. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, 1 December 2023.
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Alcohol Change UK and Alcohol Health Alliance join forces at this year's Party Conferences
Alcohol Change UK and the Alcohol Health Alliance attended the Conservative and Labour party conferences to talk about key issues around alcohol such as placing proper restrictions on alcohol marketing, the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing in England, and removing the exclusion for alcohol dependence from the Equality Act.
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Over the past 11 years, tens of thousands of people have taken part in Dry January using Alcohol Change UK’s free tools and resources. 31 days without alcohol gives amazing benefits like more energy, a chance to save some money, improved concentration, boosted mood and so much more. It does you good on the inside too. In fact, research shows that a month off alcohol leads to lower blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes risk, as well as lower cancer-related proteins in the blood.
What’s more, those taking part in Dry January using Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry app and/or daily motivational emails have significantly improved wellbeing and lower alcohol health risks six months later.
Interested in running Dry January in your community or workplace? We can send you a full set of free digital resources.
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Award Winners!
We’re delighted to announce that last week we won Best Online Stewardship for Dry January® at the Charity Virtual Event Awards!
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You can still support Tom!
It's getting closer to Tom Harding's epic running challenge in memory of his sister Katy. Read more about Tom’s challenge on our blog.
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Westminster drinking culture blamed for bad behaviour
A culture of drinking is fuelling inappropriate and intimidating behaviour in Westminster, according to The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, Parliament's behaviour watchdog. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg, said in July there had been "behaviour problems" linked to drinking in Westminster.
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Views sought on first UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment
A public consultation has been launched on the first UK-wide guidelines for clinical treatment of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence. The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking the views of organisations and individuals who provide alcohol treatment and those with lived experience. The deadline for responses is 8 December 2023.
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Partnership seeks to "bridge research and addiction care gap"
A leading university and NHS Trust are collaborating to raise awareness of alcohol-related brain damage. Researchers at the University of South Wales have partnered with the alcohol care team (ACT) at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust to evaluate the ACT activities, help promote their impactful care model among academic and health care audiences, and to pursue future research and funding opportunities that will lead to improvements in care for patients.
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New EU rules says wines must include more information on their labels
A new EU regulation on wine labelling, effective from December, means that wine brands will be legally required to include more information on their product labels.
While the rules do not cover wines sold in the UK, we may find that wine producers importing wines to the UK might prefer to have one label, rather than a second UK-specific label that removes this information.
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"There wasn't support for a grey-area drinker like me"
In this blog, former grey-area drinker Louisa tells us how taking control of her drinking has made her feel happier and healthier now she is alcohol-free.
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They’re not change resistant, they’re change-terrified!
A new handbook from Alcohol Change UK and Recovery Cymru shows the importance of peer support for those struggling with alcohol.
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