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Alcohol is sold in shops, supermarkets and restaurants, and most often we always see an advertisement on TV or social media, promoting a new alcoholic drink to be bought for occasions such as birthdays, parties and gatherings. For some, alcohol can impact someone’s wellbeing, health, relationship and productivity.

Alcohol can put some people at risk of developing long-term chronic health conditions such as: liver disease, strokes, high blood pressure and more.

With Alcohol Awareness Week, we aim to raise awareness of those with lived experiences on how alcohol has impacted them, offering them a safe space to discuss their experience, and offer support.

News Credit: Sky News and Phoebe Southworth who interviewed 16-24 year olds in Dudley, based on their experience of applying for jobs and being NEETs.

Over 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 (about one in eight) in the UK is not in education, employment, or training. Behind the statistics lie individual lives: aspirations thwarted, opportunities lost, futures placed on hold.
Numbers on that scale should command national attention in their own right. Too often they haven’t. The government’s interim report on the crisis authored by former minister Alan Milburn argues that what should have been treated as an urgent national crisis has been absorbed into the background noise of public life.
Lowri Player is one among that million- an English graduate currently gaining work experience here at TAC access. In our blog this week, she reflects on her position and that of many of her friends.

Not in Education, Employment or Training- a Graduate Perspective — TACaccess | TACaccess https://lnkd.in/eXfYNdVq Over 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 (about one in eight) in the UK are not in education, employment, or training. Behind the statistics lie individual lives: aspirations thwarted, opportunities lost, futures placed on hold. Numbers on that scale should command national...

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In the week when Kier Starmer announced plans to ban Under-16's from using social media, we reflect on the nature and likely effectiveness of bans in an increasingly nuanced world.

Social Media Ban for Under 16’s — TACaccess Social Media Ban for Under 16’s mentalhealthsocial medialost childhood 17 Jun Written By Julian Rose A Landmark announcement by the Prime Minister this week set out plans for a ban on social media use by under-16’s. Pressure from all quarters has been mounting for some time with a broad consensu...

This week is Loneliness Awareness week, where we give loneliness a voice.

We currently face a ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ where there is a lack of third spaces, youth clubs, groups, and limited services which people can turn too. This is a global epidemic of people struggling to find a supportive community in which they can speak to others, and open up about their struggles.

An article published in December 2025, shows the depth of youth loneliness in the UK, where many young people are struggling with emotional, social and existential loneliness.

- 33% of Britons aged 16 to 29 reported feeling lonely “often, always or some of the time”
- ‘The average British 18-to-24-year-old spends six hours and 20 minutes online every day, according to the media regulator Ofcom, higher than other adult age groups’
- ‘Local authority spending on youth services in England fell by 73% between 2010/11 and 2023/24, according to the charity YMCA’
- ‘More than one million people (of all ages) were referred to NHS social prescribing services in 2023, a recent study found’
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These statistics present a growing issue within the UK and globally where we should be creating more social spaces for people to socially engage with each other, allowing them to build connection.