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APYN with the help of the Institute of Alcohol Studies established a group of APYN Youth researchers who designed and implemented this project, using the network of youth member organisations to recruit participants. Youth researchers primarily aimed to document youth perceptions of alcohol marketing in Europe. The secondary aim was to document and describe the volume and types of alcohol marketing that young people in Europe are exposed to in their daily lives. The research project consisted of two parts: … Read on →

If you are interested in becoming more engaged in day to day action on the alcohol projects’, policy or youth research field, and your organization is or is applying to become a full member of APYN, then apply now to become a member of an APYN body. More about the call can be found here: Call for members of APYN official bodies Deadline is 7th February 2012 by midnight (:

In this newsletter read more about: – The European Alcohol and Health forum – The WHO consultation with NGOs and health professionals about the future Global Alcohol Strategy – The results of the APYN Consultation with members and the APYN 2011 Consultation Working Group – The summary of the APYN study on the impact of marketing to young people consumption levels Read more in the 2nd APYN Newsletter

Do you or your organization want to become more active on alcohol prevention and harm reduction programmes? Do you see alcohol in Europe to be a problem and you or your organization doesn’t feel capable to tackle it? Are you interested in advocacy of stronger alcohol policy or perhaps in youth research on the alcohol field? Then you are just one step away to resolve your problems. Enroll for the Official APYN Membership Call and join other 27  youth organization … Read on →

APYN was recently established as an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Slovenia, and until spring 2012 will undergo structural changes according to what is demanded by law. We would like to invite you to  contribute with your valuable input and experience to a consultation to provide sustainability to APYN. If a representative of your organization would like to be included in the APYN 2011/12 Consultation working group, please send us the signed and stamped form that you can find … Read on →

Alcohol Policy Youth Network published the Report on Social inclusion and alcohol policies that is a direct outcome of two APYN events – the European Conference that took place from 7th to 9th May 2010 in Budapest (Hungary) and 15th to 19th April 2011 in Kaunas (Lithuania). The report is a product of the “APYN project” financed by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme, AHF/ Institute of Alcohol Studies and IOGT-NTO. The report shows opinions of APYN … Read on →

The Alcohol Policy Youth Network published the Report on cultural Realities and Differences in Alcohol Consumption that is a result of several activities that happened within the “APYN project” financed by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme, AHF/ Institute of Alcohol Studies and IOGT-NTO. The report shows opinions of APYN member organizations and their representatives at events taking place in 2010 and 2011. In none of the cases this report is not representing APYN’s position on the … Read on →

Title: APYN Consultation with membersLocation: Europe-wideDescription: In the second part of the year 2011, the Alcohol Policy Youth Network will lead a consultation with all its members and partners about the future of APYN. In this way we will gather as much information as possible what do different stakeholders expect from the international NGO in order to synchronize future events to different groups wishes and expectations. Start Date: 2011-09-01End Date: 2011-12-31

From 15th to 19th April 2011, the first APYN Training for trainers on alcohol-related projects took place in Kaunas, Lithunia. The main aims of this training course were: to broaden the understanding of the role of “training” and “trainers” in bringing alcohol policy and alcohol harm reduction to the agenda of the youth organizations and to enable participants to be able to prepare, run and evaluate non-formal education training activities aiming at developing participants capacities to plan, implement and evaluate local … Read on →