This report was prepared for the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Western Australia. The interviews and online survey canvassed young people’s views on a broad range of topics. These included knowledge of standard drinks and the national alcohol guidelines, the main influences on their decisions about drinking alcohol, their concerns about harms that arise from alcohol consumption and their views and ideas on strategies to reduce these harms.
Groups were comprised of young people with a range of alcohol consumption patterns and varied socio-economic backgrounds. Interviews were also undertaken with Aboriginal young people, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those considered at increased likelihood of engaging in highrisk alcohol consumption. Some issues specific to different groups have been noted and are identified in the report. However, due to the low numbers of young people involved, caution should be used in extrapolating the comments to the broader population of young people.
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