Who Are We?

• NGASS is a community based alcohol education and prevention project.
• Established to address alcohol related issues in the North Glasgow area.

What Do We Do?

• Rationale
• NGASS aims to contribute to a healthy lifestyle by providing information and education to encourage the sensible use of alcohol in order to prevent harm to individuals and the community.

How Do We Work?

• Raise levels of alcohol awareness
• Alcohol awareness training for local agencies
• Delivery of alcohol awareness training to employers
• Involve local volunteers
• Address attitudes to alcohol
• Improve skills related to prevention of alcohol misuse
• Improve referrals to existing alcohol services
• Encourage local participation

Target Group

• All members of the local community including:
• Young People
• Parents
• Older People
• Employers
• Those working in the area
• Not only those with an alcohol problem

Current Projects

• How to Drug Proof Your Kids
• Navigator
• Staff Training (Youth Workers, Carers, Health Professionals)
• Youth Events
• School Based Education
• Baseline Study
  

If you are concerned about your own or someone else’s drinking you can call Glasgow Council on Alcohol on 0141 353 1800 (9am – 9pm Monday – Thursday and 9am – 4.30pm on Friday).