Students from two Laois shools take part in alcohol project
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Secondary school students in Portlaoise and Clonasee are among 13,000 pupils around Ireland who are participating in Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP).
The programme involves 8-10 lessons delivered on a weekly/fortnightly basis by the trained teacher and to date, 134 schools have undertaken the programme including St Mary’s CBS, Portlaoise, and Clonaslee college.
The students will also be taking part in a university study on alcohol education & behaviours. It tracks 1st to 3rd year students’ experiences of alcohol education in Ireland in real-time.
As the national charity working to reduce and prevent alcohol misuse in Ireland, Drinkaware commissioned Maynooth University’s Centre for Mental Health and Community Research to investigate the programme’s effectiveness and, in particular, its primary prevention goal to delay the age of first drink.
Kildare schools take part in three-year study of alcohol use
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Over 13,000 students, including pupils from seven secondary schools across Co. Kildare, have to date participated in Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP) which was the subject of the three-year longitudinal study carried out by Maynooth University.
This significant study, for the first time, tracks 1st to 3rd year students’ experiences of alcohol education in Ireland in real time. As the national charity working to reduce and prevent alcohol misuse in Ireland, Drinkaware commissioned Maynooth University’s Centre for Mental Health and Community Research to investigate the programme’s effectiveness in particular its primary prevention goal to delay the age of first drink.
Offaly teens take part in revealing study into alcohol consumption
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Over 13,000 students, including pupils from three secondary schools across Offaly have to date participated in Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP) which was the subject of the three-year longitudinal study carried out by Maynooth University.
This significant study, for the first time, tracks 1st to 3rd year students’ experiences of alcohol education in Ireland in real time.
As the national charity working to reduce and prevent alcohol misuse in Ireland, Drinkaware commissioned Maynooth University’s Centre for Mental Health and Community Research to investigate the programme’s effectiveness in particular its primary prevention goal to delay the age of first drink.
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Five Leitrim schools take part in university study on alcohol education and behaviours
Leitrim teenagers more likely to delay age of first drink with in-school alcohol education - study reveals tipping point for underage drinking happens between 2nd and 3rd year
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Five Leitrim schools in university study on alcohol education & behaviours
Leitrim teenagers more likely to delay age of first drink with in-school alcohol education - study reveals tipping point for underage drinking happens between 2nd and 3rd year
Role of parents mixed – some enable underage drinking at home, others act as deterrent
Over 13,000 students, including pupils from five secondary schools across Co Leitrim have to date participated in Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme (JC AEP).