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Celebrating safely
Safe partying activities and resources usually feature prominently in the CDAT events calendar during the spring and summer months and 2005 was no exception.
Some of the CDAT and activities included:
- Byron Shire CDAT’s free breathalyser service at Splendour in the Grass last year, resulting in around 900 breathalysing tests over the two day music festival see http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/drugs_action/splendour.html
- Hastings CDAT provided safe partying information at a crime prevention family day.
- Armidale CDAT organised a successful evening for young people and adults on surviving the party season.
- Parramatta/Holroyd CDAT held three information stalls in the lead up to Christmas on the theme of celebrating safely.
- Dubbo CDAT placed Safe Celebrating advertisements in their local media on a weekly basis during the pre Christmas period.
There are all sorts of resources and websites (mostly free) available to help CDATs support safer celebrating and a few are highlighted below.
- The Red Cross Save A Mate program teaches young people first aid skills to help them support others who may be experiencing difficulties related to their drug or alcohol consumption.
- The NSW Department of Education and Training’s End of Year Celebration Kit is for senior secondary school students celebrating the end of the school year. They also produce Going to a Party (PDF 43KB) and Hosting a Party (48KB), part of a larger package of information for parents on negotiating safer partying with young people.
- NSW Police have produced a Safe Party Pack offering safe partying tips and a notification form letting the Police know about the party in advance.
- The Australian Drug Foundation’s clearinghouse offers a toolkit on safe partying.
- Somazone, a service of the Australian Drug Foundation, recently launched Australia’s first podcast about safe partying for young people, it answers questions from young people about the effects of drinking alcohol, risks of drink spiking, mixing drugs and safe sex, and advises them to take it easy in the hectic summer season.
- Youthsafe a non profit organisation addressing safety issues for young peope include safer celebrations as part of their focus.
- CDATs have been distributing the updated DRUGSMART z-cards providing facts about drugs young people may use and useful tips on how to deal with drug and alcohol-related problems.
- Indent, part of Music NSW, have produced a guide on how to stage a safe event. A young persons guide to the gig galaxy can be freely downloaded from their website.
- Good Sports works with community sports clubs to encourage safer practices overall including safer celebrating.
- Vibe Australia, an Aboriginal media, communications and events management agency, provides drug information.
- The Federal Government has produced a number of resources including a business card, Where’s Your Head At.
Richard Ellis at Save A Mate training in Tingha,
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