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Welsh Government Initiatives

The Welsh Government are determined to reduce the health and social problems that arise from drinking too much alcohol.

They are investing in a number of different programmes to help adults, children and young people in communities throughout Wales.

You, Your Child & Alcohol

Over the past decade, public concern about the impact of alcohol on health and our society has steadily mounted. Particular concern has focused on the level and pattern of drinking among children and young people in Wales and its consequences on health, crime, violence and anti-social behaviour.

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Strengthening Families

Many of the factors which protect young people from misusing drugs and alcohol, or put them at greater risk of doing so, are linked to family life and parenting. The Strengthening Families Programme aims to strengthen these protective factors and simultaneously reduce key risk factors that are located within families.

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