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Evaluation of a school leavers intervention on rottnest Island 1999

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  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: November 1999
  • Expected end date: December 2000
  • Completion date: March 2001
  • Funded by: School Drug Education Project, Western Australia
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Project Description

The WA School Drug Education Project (SDEP) has received funding from the Commonwealth Government to develop and implement activities associated with end of year school leaver celebrations that will reduce alcohol related harm for the young people involved in the celebrations and the host communities. The community team was involved in formative research on the nature of celebratory harms at one particular location, Rottnest Island, during the 1999 leavers' week. A report containing recommendations on harm reduction management strategies was produced.

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  • Chief Investigator: Richard Midford, Curtin University
  • Chief Investigator: Fiona Farringdon, Curtin University
  • Project staff: Troy Bogaards, Curtin University
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Related Publications

Midford, R., Farringdon, F. and Young, N., A. (2001). Leavers on Rottnest: A Glimpse of how a Community Managed mayhem. CentreLines, (4). pp. 3-4. [RJ377] Download PDF

Young, N., A., Farringdon, F. and Midford, R. (2001). School Leavers' Celebrations on Rottnest Island (Leavers Live): Evaluation Report. NDRI, Curtin University, Perth. [T118]

Bogaards, T., Midford, R. and Farringdon, F. (2000). School Leavers' Celebrations on Rottnest Island: Formative Evaluation Report. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. [T102]

Bogaards, T., Midford, R. and Farringdon, F. (2000). School Leavers' Celebrations: A Review of the Literature. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. [T103]