Did you know alcohol can affect children’s mental health?

It’s Children’s Mental Health Week and Balance is highlighting the impact alcohol can have on the mental health of young people in the region.

Children, Christmas and alcohol – what’s the right thing to do?

Are we at risk as a society of teaching our kids that the meaning of Christmas is alcohol?

That is the question Balance is asking as the festive run-in delivers its annual mix of drink adverts and price wars in supermarkets, and with consumption set to rise.

Children and young people have a right to a safe, happy and healthy future

When it comes to alcohol, how many of us have ever considered that our kids are surrounded by booze? Shockingly this is the view we found from young people in the North East.

This blog considers children and young people's exposure to it and shares their views.