The Alcohol Education Trust is a national charity that supports schools, parents, carers, health educators and professionals supporting young adults to ensure that young people of all abilities are equipped with the resilience and life skills to make safer choices around alcohol and other substances.
AET’s work in Scotland is an integral part of The Youth Action Fund, by training the staff in partner charities who support young adults at risk of unemployment, who lack training, or who are also more vulnerable to alcohol and substance misuse. The charity trains staff and provides resources to enable them to support those they mentor around alcohol misuse and cannabis.
The Alcohol Education Trust’s work in Scotland draws on the “train the trainer” model whereby the charity trains staff at partner organisations over a period of 1-2 years.
This model builds on the success of the charity’s 16+ Alcohol and other substances Workshops and Toolkit for vulnerable young adults which is delivered nationwide. It is based on evidence that suggests that professionals who work with young adults are trusted by them and know them better than almost anyone.
