“The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University has been commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to undertake a project to examine the role of schools in alcohol education.

This national project is part of the Government’s “Youth Binge Drinking Initiative”.

The project aims to:
1. Investigate existing research on alcohol education programs aimed at deterring and reducing alcohol use in secondary school students

2. Consult with experts and key stakeholders (e.g. school staff and students, parents of school students) about their experience with
school-based alcohol education programs

3. Provide practical recommendations to DEEWR.

The project comprises:

1. A Call for Submissions ***** [the call for submissions is now open]

Experts in education, alcohol research, law enforcement, policy advisors and health economists, as well as community stakeholders, such
as youth groups, students and parents, will be invited to submit their views on these issues. For details of the submissions process please visit the NCETA website

2. An On-line survey

The on-line survey will be active from Friday 27 February and can be accessed from the NCETA website.

3. A literature review

4. Stakeholder interviews

Face-to-face or telephone interviews will be conducted with school personnel and students from Government, Independent and Catholic schools in each state and territory.

For further details of the project go to www.nceta.flinders.edu.au

If you would like more information about this project please contact the NCETA office.”

“Help the Australian Drug Foundation by completing a survey about your drug information needs. Not only will this help ADF to develop and improve its services, but you can also enter the draw to win one of five double passes to Hoyts cinemas or one of five $100 vouchers for the ADF bookshop.

The ADF’s mission is to work together to prevent alcohol and other drug problems in communities. One way we try to achieve this is through providing evidence-based information to people who have a professional need for alcohol and other drug information.

During February we are running a survey. The information gained through this survey will help guide the development of ADF’s information services to ensure we are providing the best possible support to professionals who need alcohol and other drug information both now and in the future. We would like to invite anyone in Australia who has a professional need for alcohol and other drug information to complete this survey.

The survey takes approximately 10–20 minutes to complete and is anonymous and confidential. No person will be individually identified.

Everyone who completes the survey can enter the draw for one of the following prizes*:
– One of five double passes to Hoyts cinemas
– One of five $100 vouchers for the ADF bookshop

*Employees of the ADF and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. Limit one entry per person.

The survey will close on Sunday 1 March 2009. “