News, Research, La Trobe University

Mummy drinking websites – a cocktail of issues

“Mummy drinking” sites and events for mothers to get together and socialise can normalise risky drinking and minimise alcohol-related harms, according to alcohol policy experts.

Calling for women aged 40-65 in the ACT who want to reduce their drinking

Young people in Australia – more risk averse but not necessarily more healthy

PhD Scholarship awarded to Filip Djordjevic to study community influence on alcohol licencing in Australia and the UK

Call for social wellbeing and health to be an explicit objective in Victoria’s planning law

International Research Team on Gender & Alcohol’s Harm to Others from CAPR

GENAHTO publications listed on website

New research shows mothers of preschool children are drinking to cope with work-family conflict

Mothers of preschool aged children who experience work-family conflict are drinking to cope with various stresses; this was not the case for fathers of preschool aged children.

Who pays for your drinks?

Australian researchers lead a global research program on how drinking can bring harm to others, writes Shazma Gaffoor.

A timeline of alcohol-relevant restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Covid 19 Policy Document

Older Australians drinking more heavily

17% of people over 60 are consuming more than the recommended intake

Family Wellbeing Program addresses gambling harm in Aboriginal communities

Recommendations from La Trobe University research has resulted in new program being rolled out across the Mallee

Doctoral Research Scholarships in Alcohol Epidemiology and Public Health

Two doctoral research scholarships in alcohol epidemiology and public health are to be awarded to outstanding candidates to undertake research aimed at understanding harm from others’ drinking in Australia.