Hi Damian,
You may want to look into setting up a "chill out area" for the young people, this has been very effective at other gigs, and they have a permanent one set up in Brisbane which may be able to assisst you.
Also for the AOD I don't know what exactly you want, but you may be able to get in touch with MDECC (Manly Drug and Alcohol Education Centre) in Manly re: their KIS project, and maybe having them attend. They work on a harm minimisation approach and will go to gigs doing quick surveys and provide information on drugs and grog to punters. They provide lollie pops, condom packs, website cards for their website which is full of drug and alcohol information www.kis.org.au
Hope this helps!
Michelle
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From: manager@myst.com.au
To: youthgas@elistas.com
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:36:26 +1100
Subject: [youthgas] Advice: Safe Events
Dear all,
Every year in the Blue Mountains we have a large community event/festival called Winter Magic ... and ever year large numbers of young people put themselves at risk of harm by drinking.
(apart from the obvious health issues there are number of assaults reported each year [including sexual assaults], and there are a number of arrests).
This year we are working toward establishing a "youth safe place" in the hope of minimizing harm.
Can anyone recommend or suggest any programs/strategies/supports etc that have been successful in managing youth intoxication at events ???
We were hoping there might be a (AOD) service provided in Sydney with a mobile team willing to come up for the day/night?
We are also interested just to hear about the little things that people have done that has been effective!
Any thoughts or suggests will be greatly appreciated ...
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Damian M Cooper
Manager - Mountains Youth Services Team
M : 0421 389 790 F: (02) 4751 9129
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