Warwickshire County Council
Strategy for reducing alcohol related harm
Summary
Alcohol is the most widely used mood-altering substance in the UK, and consuming alcohol gives pleasure to people and economic benefit to the country. However, when used irresponsibly it can cause immense harm to users, their families, friends and communities.
In 2005 Warwickshire developed its first, multi-agency Alcohol Strategy, taking its lead from the previous government’s Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England. The new strategy resulted in greater cooperation and joined-up working between Warwickshire partners and ensured alcohol was firmly on the agenda of local agencies.
Warwickshire’s revised strategy is timely as many people in the UK, including Warwickshire, continue to drink above the safe limits, which causes problems to their health and negatively contributes to a range of society’s problems such as anti-social and/or abusive behaviour. The strategy was approved by the former Warwickshire Safer Communities Partnership at its meeting on 22nd May 2009.
The Alcohol Implementation Plan sits beneath the Harm Reduction Strategy and together the documents show how partner agencies aim to reduce alcohol-related harm to individuals, families and communities in Warwickshire. This plan was approved by the Safer and Stronger Communities Board in February 2011.
The Government launched a new national Alcohol Strategy on 23rd March 2012. The Warwickshire documents are now being updated in line with the new national strategy and will appear on this page once they have been approved.
The Government's Alcohol Strategy (pdf, 588kb)
