WHAT'S NEW

Future Proof - can we afford the cost of drinking too much? - New report launched at our annual conference which examines levels of per capita alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality in the UK. Download a copy of the report.......

Alcohol Concern Annual Conference 2009 - download copies of presentations made at our Annual Conference on 4 November.........

Outcomes Star for Alcohol Misuse Services - Alcohol Concern has a long history of supporting the sector to take an outcomes approach. We developed the Alcohol Outcomes Spider in 2004-05 to enable services to measure client progress. Alongside Triangle Consulting we are now launching a 'Test Version' of the new Alcohol Outcomes Star which we hope will be widely used and tested. Find out further details about the Alcohol Outcomes Star

Message on a bottle - new report published by Alcohol Concern has found that the majority of alcohol sold by supermarkets is poorly labelled, leaving customers in the dark when it comes to vital health information. Download a copy of Message on a Bottle.......

Straight Talk Autumn 2009: Alcohol Concern's latest magazine for members reveals how the drinks industry won the battle over regulation. It also provides information on this year's Alcohol Awareness Week and details of Alcohol Concern's Annual Conference. Read a taster from Straight Talk ........

Alcohol Concern Projects and Good Practice - we develop and manage projects that build the capacity of the sector and encourage good practice. Visit our Projects Page for further information about:

• Embrace - Alcohol Concern's Families and Domestic Violence Project - Embrace aims to develop alcohol services' capacity to work more effectively with children and families and to address issues of domestic violence/abuse, by enabling them to improve their ability to make risk assessments and care plans involving children and families and develop more 'family focused' services
• The SMART Recovery Programme Project - working with alcohol services to develop SMART Recovery groups across England
• HubCAPP - an online resource of local alcohol initiatives throughout England
• Our new Youth Policy Project aiming to prevent and reduce harm among young drinkers through developing knowledge, evidence and expertise in the youth alcohol sector. We are currently seeking young people to join a steering group to support the Project.....
• Alcohol Concern Cymru which has just opened its office in Cardiff and will be focusing on policy and public health in Wales

Information - Help and Advice: If you are concerned about your own or someone else's drinking - please contact Drinkline on: 0800 917 8282 To find your nearest alcohol service visit our online services directory.