“Reducing harm from risky alcohol consumption and managing alcohol consumption in the sporting environment” About the ADF

• Support community to build capacity to create change

• Sporting clubs in WA a big part of our work

• Latest evidence

• Align with the Australian National Drug Strategy 3 Community Prevention Programs in WA

• Good Sports – since 2000

• Tackling Illegal Drugs – since end 2016

• Local Drug Action Teams – since end 2016 Good Sports

Purpose

• Reduce alcohol and drug-related harm in sporting clubs

• Create healthy and safe culture environments Reach

. Almost 10,000 clubs in Australia

. Almost 800 Clubs in WA Good Sports

Results from licenced clubs research, it works

. 37% reduction in risky drinking

. 42% reduction of alcohol-related harm

. No negative impact on club revenue Relevance to Local Government Areas

• Leasing and alcohol management policy

• Free, fully supported Good Sports Program can help . goodsports.com.au Good Sports

Three types of clubs

1. Sell and consume alcohol 2. Consume alcohol but don’t sell it 3. Alcohol free

Policies 1. Smoking Management 2. Safe Transport 3. Alcohol Management Tackling Illegal Drugs

Purpose

. Assist community sports clubs to deal with drug-related issues Support

. Practical information and guidance, resources, policy

. Connection to service providers Local Drug Action Team Program

. Community working together

. Collaboration with community and organisations in WA

. Primary prevention

. Resources and support from the ADF

. ADF linking in with state-based Campaigns from the Mental Health Commission.

. We nationally recognise the Alcohol Think Again Campaign and many interstate LDATs have accessed these resources. Local Drug Action Teams in WA

Local Government and LDAT’s in WA 32 LDATs in WA & 7 have a LG Lead

• • City of • • Shire of Waroona • • •

• Others have partners – such as the Armadale, Canning and Gosnells LDAG

• WALGA: Alcohol and Drugs https://walga.asn.au/Policy-Advice- and-Advocacy/People-and-Place/Health-and-Wellbeing/Alcohol-and-Drugs Local Government Case Study

• LDAT program = Communities that Care

• Liquor Accord

• Youth Alcohol Strategy & Good Sports

• WA Campaigns Iceland's Planet Youth lands in Australia Prevention in Iceland - development and success Understanding the contributing factors • Research over 20 years focused on gathering data from 10th graders to understand relationships between high rates of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use • 10th graders completed a youth survey which identified key characteristics of those who had higher rates of substance use • Identified lower rates of use amongst those who • Had strong relationships with parents (time spent together, knowing where children were, knowing their friends and friend’s parents) • Had peers who did not have high rates of substance use • Had higher participation rates in sport and other leisure activities (supervised by adults)

Local Government Prevention Capacity and Infrastructure Survey Exciting benefit for LG’s through the ADF partnership with Planet Youth is the: • Local Government Prevention Capacity and Infrastructure Survey ~ September 2019 • Voluntary • Free • Confidential insights report • Aggregated national insights report • Overall Prevention Index Rating. In summary:• ADF • Good Sports • Tackling Illegal Drugs • LDAT • Local Government More information

Local Drug Action Teams https://adf.org.au/community/our-programs/local-drug- action-teams/

Good Sports http://goodsports.com.au/this-is-good-sports/

Tackling Illegal Drugs http://goodsports.com.au/programs/tackling-illegal- drugs-program/

Planet Youth https://planetyouth.org/

Contact: Sam Menezes, [email protected] 0438978591