Meetings
The first meeting of the AFA took place on 10 October 2013. It included the following presentations - click to download slides.
The second meeting took place on 11 February 2014. It included the following presentations.
The third meeting took place on 5 June 2014 and focused on developing policy positions.
The fourth meeting took place on 9 October 2014. It took the form of a free learning seminar with three session:
The fifth meeting took place on 11 February 2015. It included presentations on:
The sixth meeting took place on 3 June 2015. As well as considering the future direction of the Alliance, it included the following presentations:
The seventh meeting took place on 22 October 2015. Attendees discussed the draft version of the AFA's policy manifesto, and two speakers presented on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD):
The ninth meeting took place on 27 July 2016. Two speakers presented on: recent research on alcohol and families, the Youth Alcohol Advertising Council and alcohol and offending in young people.
- The view from Public Health England – Jez Stannard, Senior Programme Manager, Public Heath England
- The impact of home drinking on families (ppt) – Dr John Foster, Principal Lecturer at the University of Greenwich
The second meeting took place on 11 February 2014. It included the following presentations.
- Young people, drugs and alcohol: research update (ppt) – Dr Paul Toner, Research Fellow at the University of York
- Alcohol consumption and family life (ppt) – Dr Mark Jayne, Reader in Human Geography at the University of Manchester
The third meeting took place on 5 June 2014 and focused on developing policy positions.
The fourth meeting took place on 9 October 2014. It took the form of a free learning seminar with three session:
- Parental alcohol misuse: uncovering and responding to children's needs at a local level (ppt) – Joanna Manning, National Lead on Substance Use, The Children’s Society and Jenny Clifton, Principal Policy Adviser (Safeguarding), Office of the Children’s Commissioner
- A historical perspective: alcohol and harms to children since Victorian times (pdf) – Dr James Nicholls, Director of Research and Policy Development, Alcohol Research UK
- 'Feeling the effects' - how parental behaviour around alcohol impacts on children (ppt) – Jonathan Birdwell, Head of Citizenship and Political Participation, Demos
The fifth meeting took place on 11 February 2015. It included presentations on:
- Alcohol, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault (pdf) - Jon Foster, Senior Research and Policy Officer, Institute of Alcohol Studies and Jen Holly, Stella Project Coordinator, Against Violence and Abuse (AVA)
- The proximity effect: The role of family life in shaping children’s knowledge about alcohol and its social and health implications (pdf) - Professor Gill Valentine, Sheffield University
The sixth meeting took place on 3 June 2015. As well as considering the future direction of the Alliance, it included the following presentations:
- Launch of NEF's evaluation of the 'Parenting our Children - Assessing Risk (POCAR)' intervention (pdf) - Wook Hamilton, Impact and Evaluation Lead, Brighton Oasis Project.
- Parents Under Pressure update - Gwynne Rayns, Development Manager, NSPCC
The seventh meeting took place on 22 October 2015. Attendees discussed the draft version of the AFA's policy manifesto, and two speakers presented on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD):
- FASD: Overview, policy and a broader family perspective - Julia Brown, FASD Trust
- FASD: Stigma and support - A birth mother perspective - Pip Williams and Sam Marchant, UK & European Birth Mother Support Network - FASD
- Child sexual exploitation: Operation MakeSafe - Sean Stewart, Metropolitan Police
- The family drug and alcohol courts: Update and rollout - Gabriella Brent and Jo-Ann Maycock, FDAC National Unit
The ninth meeting took place on 27 July 2016. Two speakers presented on: recent research on alcohol and families, the Youth Alcohol Advertising Council and alcohol and offending in young people.
- Alcohol in the system: An active youth participation project, driven by young people who have got into trouble and drink alcohol (London) - Steve Curtis, Alcohol Concern
- Alcohol Advertising - A Film by YAAC
- Recent research on alcohol and the family - Dr James Nicholls, Alcohol Research UK
