Government have recently consulted on guidance produced by the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. YoungMinds consulted with young people from our Healthy Heads group, which is an online panel to enable children and young people to take part in discussion around mental health.
YoungMinds supports the CMO’s guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people, but we have the following concerns.
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There is a need for wider public health education programme on alcohol and its impact on mental health
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Parents need support if they are to encourage their children not to drink alcohol
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Young people need support to help them make informed choices regarding alcohol
Download our briefing paper, and YoungMinds' response to this consultation for more information.
