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Reducing alcohol-related violence and improving community safety: the Alcohol Linking Program

John H. Wiggers

A On behalf of the Alcohol Linking Program team
B Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Health Service
C School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
D Email: john.wiggers@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
 
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Abstract

Harm associated with the consumption of alcohol on licensed premises is an issue of increasing community concern. This paper reports on a decade-long research initiative that involved the development and implementation of police systems designed to enhance identification of, and police capacity to respond to, premises suggested to be associated with such harms. The outcomes of the Alcohol Linking Program demonstrate enhanced information regarding the occurrence and characteristics of alcohol-related incidents; there are more than 34 000 such incidents each year in rural and regional NSW. Evaluation of the impact of an educational intervention demonstrated reductions of about 15% in the number of alcohol-related incidents linked with such premises. The Program has subsequently been adopted into routine practice on a system-wide basis by the NSW Police and New Zealand Police. Opportunities exist for public health practitioners to contribute to reducing alcohol-related harm in the community through the development of equivalent surveillance systems in emergency departments, monitoring licencee compliance with the Liquor Act, and through injury prevention, health promotion and drug and alcohol practitioners enhancing the capacity of licencees to serve alcohol responsibly.

   
    


 
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