TWO Glasgow projects are to receive funding as part of a £1million project by the Scotch Whisky Action Fund (SWAF).
Govan Youth Information Project (GYIP) and Glasgow-based MENSELF+ set to benefit from cash from the SWAF.
The pair are on a list of six projects that SWAF will be supporting over the coming year as part of the industry’s ongoing commitment to tackling alcohol misuse
By 2023, the Fund will have provided £1m of support, and today’s announcement brings the number of individual initiatives awarded funding to 48.
Applications were received from initiatives across Scotland who are helping to address the problems caused by the misuse of alcohol.
Dame Joan Stringer, who chaired the awards panel, said: “The six projects that the SWAF will be supporting over the coming year will be deploying innovative ways to help combat the problems caused by alcohol misuse.
“We are greatly looking forward to seeing the progress they make.”
MENSELF + provides health and wellbeing information sessions to young men and men aged 14+, using innovate techniques such as ‘MOT 4 MEN’ health checks, enabling the group to reach out to men, which can be a harder and important health demographic to reach.
The group will also now run an inter-generational DRUMBEAT group to young men and men aged 14-45.
Meanwhile, GYIP will run a series of diversionary activities for young people at risk of alcohol misuse.
The group offers free support services for children, young people and community members.
Diversionary activities will include training young people to deliver interactive diversionary workshops on the dangers of alcohol to their peers and other youth organisations.
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