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Did you know?
Alcohol does not make you warmer. The reason that alcoholic drinks create the sensation of warmth is that they cause blood vessels to dilate and stimulate nerve endings near the surface of the skin with an influx of warm blood. This can actually result in making the core body temperature lower, as it allows for easier heat exchange with a cold external environment.
YOUNG PEOPLE, ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS IN THE 2011 BUDGET
The 2011 Federal Budget contains a number of items of interest to workers dealing with young people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use. Here's a quick summary of some of the big ticket items.
- $4.7 million to assist long term unemployed people including those experiencing AOD dependence, mental health concerns and / or homelessness
- $141.6 million over 4 years to expand the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centres
- $132.3 million over 4 years for youth mental health early internvetion through Headspace, bringing on board 30 new Headspace centres across Austraila
- $61 million over 5 years for Family Mental Health support services which will operate alongside the existing Family Relationship Centres, and provide early intervention for young people at risk of developing mental health problems
- $53.6 million over four years for the establishment of the "Austarlian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission" (ACNC), which will provide oversight for the not-for-profit sector
