Dentro de la colección de guías de intervención en Salud Pública, NICE ha presentado en el mes de diciembre su guía sobre “Intervenciones en escuela para prevenir y reducir el consumo de alcohol entre niños y jóvenes”. Las recomendaciones se centran en tres ejes:
-Reforzar a los niños para no beber.
-Retrasar la edad en la que los jóvenes inician el consumo de alcohol.
-Disminuir los riesgos entre aquellos que ya han empezado a consumir alcohol.
This NICE guidance on school based interventions to prevent and reduce alcohol use is aimed at anyone who works with children and young people in schools and other education settings. It gives advice on incorporating alcohol education into the national science and personal, social and health education (PSHE) curricula, and helping children and young people access the right support. It also looks at how to link these interventions with community initiatives, including those run by children’s services.
There are no national guidelines on what constitutes safe and sensible alcohol consumption for children and young people, so the recommendations focus on:
•encouraging children not to drink,
•delaying the age at which young people start drinking and
•reducing the harm it can cause among those who do drink
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