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The Yarrabah Beat Da Binge project. The laws set in place to restrict alcohol in the
community, actually strengthened the already present binge drinking culture amongst our youth.
What was Beat Da Binge? A two-year project from April 2010 to prevent harm
from binge drinking for Yarrabah young people;
Aimed to relieve boredom, lack of hope and anger and promote self-empowerment, achievement and pride;
Young people aged 12-24 years but activities were designed to include all community members;
Two major events and twelve minor activities, with alcohol harm reduction messages.
Why Beat Da Binge was developed Concern about binge drinking among young people
after closure of CDEP in Yarrabah in July 2009;
Binge drinking occurred at parties on dole days and for coming of age celebrations for 18 and 21 year olds;
Funding through the National Binge Drinking Strategy in September 2009.
We can no longer afford to just sit on the side lines and watch our people be destroyed by this poison.
Bringing experts together Local community organisations experience
Developing a research partnership
Engaging young people
Words from a community member “Having the whole of community focus, you make it the whole community’s responsibility, not just one organisation. And really it is because the effects of drinking then goes out to every organisation, whether its health related, whether its by-laws, you know breaking by-laws, alcohol management plan policing, all the law and justice, it’s all involved. So having everyone involved and making it a community responsibility - I think was a better approach.”
Where to from here?
• Collaboration to improve the project design and implementation, and create new understandings of the local situation;
• The steering committee engaged young people to organise events to get the message out and to deliver the survey;
• Yarrabah young people advocated to reframe the approach towards mentoring for education, employment and training.
Males 50% Females 50% (107) (109)
Total= 218
Beginning of Beat da Binge
Young people surveyed
Beat da Binge- Yarrabah
Average age = 21.2 years (18-24) Average fortnightly income = $ 498
• 19% completed further
education training/qualifications since school
Young people surveyed
Beat da Binge- Yarrabah
Main weekday activity • 51% Home related (unemployed) • 30% unknown
Beginning of Beat da Binge
Main weekday activity
• 12% Employed (full-time/part-time/casual)
• 6% Training
Alcohol drinking
Beat da Binge- Yarrabah
Drinking in a single session 22% drank 4 beers- weekly 42% drank 4 cans UDL- weekly 35% drank ¼ bottle of spirits- weekly 9% drank big glass (425ml) wine - weekly
• 79% of young people drank alcohol • 70% Binge drank alcohol • (88% of alcohol drinkers binge drank) • 18% of young people did not drink
alcohol
Binge drinkers spent $98 on average at each drinking session
Beginning of Beat da Binge
What changed since Beat da Binge activities and alcohol awareness?
Beat da Binge- Yarrabah
• Community binge drinkers decreased by 10% (from 70% to 60%) (red men)
• Alcohol drinkers increased by 2% (from 79% to 81%)
• Of the alcohol drinkers, those who binged decreased by 14% (from 88% to 74%)
• Young people who did not drink alcohol decreased by 2% from 18% to 16%
Binge drinkers spent $12 less per drinking session, from $98 to $86
Binge drinking reduced by 10% (1 in 10 people)
What changed since Beat da Binge activities and alcohol awareness?
Beat da Binge- Yarrabah
More people (30% more) knew what binge drinking was (from 26% to 54%) More people (21% more) knew what a standard drink measure was (from 41% to 62%) Fewer social activities (7% less) included alcohol (from 43% to 36%)
Binge drinking knowledge increased by 30% (3 in 10 people)
Other results identified Health promotion worked.( majority of this project
was around promotion at every event sponsored .
Gindaja Received the National Award of “Excellence in services for young people “ in 2013 at Canberra.