School-based interventions on alcohol

Summary

This NICE guidance on school based interventions to prevent and reduce alcohol use is aimed at anyone who works with children and young people in schools and other education settings. It gives advice on incorporating alcohol education into the national science and personal, social and health education (PSHE) curricula, and helping children and young people access the right support. It also looks at how to link these interventions with community initiatives, including those run by children's services.

There are no national guidelines on what constitutes safe and sensible alcohol consumption for children and young people, so the recommendations focus on:

• encouraging children not to drink,
• delaying the age at which young people start drinking and
• reducing the harm it can cause among those who do drink.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• PH007 School-based interventions on alcohol: guidance
• PH007 School-based interventions on alcohol: guidance (MS Word format)
• PH007 School-based interventions on alcohol: quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• PH007 School-based interventions on alcohol: quick reference guide.

Background information

• Alcohol and schools: fieldwork report
• School-based interventions on alcohol: addendum to economics report
• School-based interventions on alcohol: review of effectiveness and cost effectiveness
• 2007/059 New NICE guidance for schools published to prevent and reduce alcohol use in children and young people

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• School-based interventions on alcohol: costing statement
• Schools and evidence based action: NICE recommends
• Schools and evidence based action: slide set