Macarthur and Wingecarribee youth charity Youth Solutions is honing the focus on helping young people have festive season celebrations that are safe and memorable for all the right reasons.
The drug and alcohol harm prevention service will use its social media to share the best safer celebrating tips, turning the clock back for a “throwback’’ campaign.
The “throwback’’ special will look at the best messages from its Safer Celebrations campaigns over the past decade.
“The short of it is that we want our young people to have a good time, safely connecting with their friends and family after a trying year,” says Youth Solutions chief executive officer Geraldine Dean said.
“What we are doing, and what we have done each summer for more than 10 years, is providing young people with some really practical things they can do to keep themselves and their mates safe while they are celebrating or drinking alcohol.”
Youth Solutions safer celebrations project leads Amanda Dillon and Emily Deans were excited to roll out this summer’s throwback campaign.
“We’ve both been involved with the safer celebrations project for a few years now and I think it’s fair to say that we really enjoy being able to help our young people celebrate safely each summer,” says Amanda Dillon, who is the Youth Solutions community relations and communications coordinator.
“It just aligns well with what we do and what we are about; helping our young people to be healthy, safe and connected.”
Emily Deans, the Youth Solutions research and design coordinator says it’s the time of year where a lot of people will potentially drink alcohol or drink more alcohol than at other times as they catch up with family and friends.
“It’s important to remember that alcohol and other drugs are never completely safe. But there are some things you can do to reduce your risk of harm and to increase your safety while celebrating – so that’s what we’re hoping to share with this throwback campaign.”
More information: youthsolutions.com.au
