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Funding Programme
KA2 – Cooperation partnerships in school education
Theme
Inclusion and Diversity, Medicine
Target group
School Education
Project Reference
2021-1-PL01-KA220-SCH-000024118
Date
09-01-2022 | 09-05-2024
Role of Pixel
Technical Coordinator
Project Details
Project Title
Preventing alcohol abuse among pre-adolescents
Context
Pre-adolescents (age 11-14) and young people are a population particularly at risk of alcohol abuse, as it is often perceived as a means of acceptance within the group. From a psychological point of view, the use and abuse of alcohol among pre-adolescents is often triggered by underlying factors related to identity building, acceptance by the group, conformity with the mainstream, fear of exclusion, bullying, rites of passage, challenging the authority etc. Pre-adolescence is also characterised by an increased use of electronic devices (e.g. smartphones, computers, videogames), interned-based services (e.g. social media, the Internet, internet based videogames, etc.) and an increased autonomy in their family and social life, all factors that play a role in shaping young people's minds.
At the same time, adults, including parents and educators, who should be responsible for guiding and educating the youth, struggle when put in front of the problem of alcohol abuse among pre-adolescents. On one side, they are not aware of the problem, as they think that is something concerning the youth at a later stage. On the other, they do not know how to deal with it: they have difficulties in reading the signals of potentially risky behaviours and, when they detect a situation of alcohol use or abuse, they do not know how to address it.
Objectives
The CUT! project will target directly pre-adolescent boys and girls in school, as they are the best target group to prevent at an early stage alcohol abuse and other risky behaviours. At the same time, parents, educators and psychological support staff are also directly targeted as they represent the two actors mainly involved in the growth and education of young people between 11-14.
Specific objectives include:
- Raise awareness on the issue of alcohol abuse
- Prevent risky behaviours eventually leading to alcohol abuse
- Develop response strategies to tackle the issue of alcohol abuse among pre-adolescents
Activities
The project activities will be organized in the following phases:
Phase 1 – Video Series
Phase 2 – Practical Guide
Phase 3 – Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations Report
Phase 4 – Training activity
Phase 5 - Multiplier events
Target Group
The main target groups of the project are:
- 11 to 14 year-old students
- Families
- Psychological support staff
- Teachers
Results
The main project deliverables include:
- CUT! Video Series
- CUT! Practical Guide
- CUT! Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations Report