The FASE (Focus on Alcohol Safe Environments) project is co-funded by the European Commission to develop a better understanding of what works to reduce alcohol-related harm in drinking environments. The project is collecting research from across the world and focuses on interventions that can be implemented at local level, covering five key areas:
- Responsible server/staff training interventions
- Interventions to reduce underage access to alcohol
- Policing and enforcement approaches
- Interventions delivered in drinking establishments
- Multi-component community interventions
An outline paper Preventing alcohol-related harm in drinking environments is available as is a presentation by UK partners the Liverpool John Moores University (JMU). The paper says:
'The best evidence of effectiveness available is for multi-component community interventions – schemes that bring together local agencies in a partnership to plan and deliver a combination of strategies to prevent irresponsible alcohol sales, address risky drinking and enforce licensing legislation at a community level.
Despite programmes such as designated driver schemes and educational campaigns frequently being used in Europe, the study found little evidence to support their effectiveness. It also found that staff training programmes and test purchasing operations often have little effects when implemented as standalone measures. However these measures can be important components within broader multi-component community interventions.' > > > > Read More
