Alcohol policy and intervention effects in Western Australia: A joint initiative in demand-driven research

  • Research program: Alcohol policy and strategies
  • Project status: Current
  • Start date: July 2021
  • Expected end date: November 2025
  • Completion date:
  • Funded by: Mental Health Commission and NDRI
  • Lead organisation: Curtin University

The Project will investigate impacts of prevention focused alcohol interventions including alcohol policy and regulation on alcohol use, related harms and associated economic costs and conduct demand-driven evidence based research that bridges knowledge gaps in the context of strategic priorities in alcohol harm prevention, enables research to policy and practice pathways and supports uptake of evidence-based decision making while advancing both the Grantor's research capability and NDRI engagement and impact capacity.

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Professor Tanya Chikritzhs
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1609
t.n.chikritzhs@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Alcohol policy and strategies

Melbourne

Professor Tanya Chikritzhs
Professor
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1609
t.n.chikritzhs@curtin.edu.au
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This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Sustainable development goal 3 icon 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

Symons, M., Gilmore, W., Henrickson, N. and Chikritzhs, T., N. Are alcohol restrictions bad for tourism? An exploratory study of tourism trends in Western Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. [In Press] [RJ2200]