FARE’s 2013 Annual Alcohol Poll was launched at the Cancer Council of Victoria’s office in Melbourne on Thursday 18 April. Perceptions on alcohol by voting intentions With 2013 being an election year, FARE asked Australians about their voting intentions to determine whether Australians perspectives on alcohol varied based on these intentions. The majority of Australians […]
Category: Research papers
This evaluation of the Eva House Drug and Alcohol Program was designed to assess how well the Program had met its goal to reduce the number of young women using alcohol and drugs to cope with the emotional pain caused by childhood trauma.
Overall the research found that the Western Australian justice system is poorly prepared and resourced to consider the neurocognitive impairments associated with FASD and that training and resources for those working in the justice system are required.
This report details the work undertaken, findings and lessons learnt during a pilot investigation into impulsive (unplanned) suicide in rural and regional populations.
This research set out to survey the knowledge, attitudes, practices and training deficits within Queensland criminal justice agencies in regard to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Ten years on from the Summit, this study examines the contribution of the Summit in preventing alcohol-related harms in NSW.
The study examined existing systematic reviews on the association between alcohol consumption and body weight and/or abdominal adiposity.
This research aimed to identify the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) information and resources foster carers have accessed, and investigate the specific needs of foster carers in order to support them raising a child living with FASD.
The Alcohol Action in Rural Communities (AARC) project partnered with ten experimental rural communities in New South Wales to devise, coordinate and implement a community action strategy to reduce alcohol harms.
The research was conducted to establish whether it would be possible to conduct a large trial of e-SBI with hospital outpatients.
This research report examined ways to improve services to families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
The project adopted a mixed-methods design, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, to explore the links between social context and alcohol consumption among 42 Australians, aged 65-74 years inclusive.