Youth workers in the Warrnambool region have been introduced to ERIC in a training seminar hosted by WRAD Youth. ERIC stands for Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control and is a modular treatment package developed by Deakin University and YSAS and targets emotion regulation difficulties in young people who need help for mental health and substance […]
Young people need to be mindful of the peer pressures they may face, including everything from spiked drinks to
It is now against Victorian law to serve alcohol in a private home to anyone under 18, unless their parents have given permission.
Parents have a responsibility to set a good example for their children and to talk to them about the potential for harm and negative outcomes from excessive alcohol consumption or drug use.
Drink spiking is not funny, not safe and not legal and it happens way too often.
While peer pressure can be a prime instigator of unsafe binge drinking and drug experimentation, support from friends is never more important than when someone is affected by alcohol.
While alcohol remains the major drug problem for people of all ages, many young people will be tempted to try other illicit drugs.
