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Every child has a right to highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and to an adequate standard of living for physical, mental and social development. #WorldChildrensDay #childrensrights #alcoholfreechildhood
As stated by @WHO all children and adolescents have the right to grow up in an environment protected from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption and, to the extent possible, from the promotion of alcoholic beverages. #WorldChildrensDay
Alcohol is a barrier to the realisation of children’s rights.
In Ireland, at least 1 in 6 young people are impacted by parental alcohol misuse, an adverse childhood experience that can have lasting impacts into adulthood. #aces #trauma
In Ireland, at least 1 in 6 young people are impacted by parental alcohol misuse, an adverse childhood experience that can have lasting impacts into adulthood. #aces #trauma
Pre-natal exposure to alcohol can leave children compromised in terms of development and education and Ireland has one of the highest rates of #FASD in the world.
#WorldChildrensDay #childrensrights #alcoholfreechildhood
#WorldChildrensDay #childrensrights #alcoholfreechildhood
Young people are highly exposed to alcohol marketing which normalises and glamorises alcohol consumption. Every year in Ireland, 60,000 children in Ireland start drinking, which is more likely to lead to heavy episodic drinking and is a known risk factor for later dependency.
So, imagine a childhood free from alcohol harm. What does it look like? Young people told researchers in Scotland that it meant: No drinking in public spaces, no adverts for alcohol so children can’t see them, support for children and families & more: https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Alcohol-free-Childhood-Online.pdf
Growing up in an alcogenic environment that normalises heavy alcohol use is a breach of #ChildrensRights and if we are serious about upholding their rights we must act. Read our blog on this topic here: https://alcoholireland.ie/just-widespread-pervasive-alcohol-childrens-lives/ #WorldChildrensDay #alcoholfreechildhood
