Key Research Papers

Key research papers on alcohol consumption and young people in the UK and Europe

Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2018 – NHS Information Centre (published 2019)

Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2018

Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being: Findings from the 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Europe and Canada

Youth Drinking in Decline (2018)

WHO Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014 (2018)

Alcohol consumption and harm among under 18 year olds (2017)

Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing

Public Health England’s Child Health Profiles snapshot of children and young people’s health

Families at Risk – Background on families living with multiple disadvantages – Cabinet Office

Local variations in youth drinking cultures (published 2012)

Eurobarometer: EU citizens’ attitudes towards alcohol – European Commission (published 2010)

Opinions Survey Report No. 42 Drinking: adults’ behaviour and knowledge in 2009 – Office for National Statistics (ONS) (published 2010)

Children, Young People and Alcohol 2010 – UK Government, Department for Children, Schools and Families (published 2010)

Influences on how children and young people learn about and behave towards alcohol – Joseph Rowntree Foundation (published 2009)

Teenage drinking, alcohol availability and pricing: a cross-sectional study of risk and protective factors for alcohol-related harms in school children – Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Applied Health and Social Science, Liverpool (published 2009)

Interventions in schools to prevent and reduce alcohol use among children and young people – National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (published 2007)