SOUTH GLASGOW How does alcohol impact on communities in your area? ADP Glasgow City Alcohol Drug Partnership www.ripple-effect.co.uk
THE RIPPLE EFFECT 2015 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION The aim of the research was to find out how communities across Glasgow City are affected by alcohol. This document provides a summary of the findings for the neighbourhoods consulted in the South Locality. Govan Alcohol is a complex problem linked to many other social issues in communities. The cultural nature of the problem was highlighted with alcohol being described as a form of escapism. It s definitely a big problem which is aggravated by football. Areas around the stadium are awful, especially on match days. I ve witnessed many drunken brawls, lots of antisocial behaviour graffiti everywhere. It s a big problem in our culture, such a visible problem. It s just the way people are brought up with alcohol... it s not about being sociable enjoying yourself; it s about getting totally hammered there is something so wrong with that. That s the big problem our communities are facing. Gorbals Priesthill/ Househillwood Castlemilk 7 of respondents agreed that alcohol is a problem. Within the South, 1058 community members responded to the survey 98 respondents took part in the qualitative research. Further information on the research across the City along with full reports at Neighbourhood, Locality City level are available at www.ripple-effect.co.uk. The fights the aggression that comes from alcohol, we ve all seen it. change when they have a drink in them it just causes miserable feelings. It affects us all from the young to the old; it affects us all financially It goes right across the class culture, people drinking in the street, people drinking in their homes. There s a pressure to drink alcohol; if you re not drinking, you re not enjoying yourself. Peer pressure s a big problem, especially for young people. It s not about imposing attitudes; it s about people in the community having the right attitudes towards alcohol passing that onto their children. South Glasgow Ripple Effect - Locality report
WHO S AFFECTED? Respondents were asked what problems alcohol creates in communities: Respondents stressed how alcohol affects everyone in the community to some extent. 37% 5% 25% 3 DON T KNOW 14% INCREASED SEXUAL CRIMES 31% DECREASED SENSE OF SAFETY 17% TERRITORIALISM 25% SUSTAINS POVERTY CYCLE 60% NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR LITTER 35% DAMAGES REPUTATION OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INCREASED GENDER BASED VIOLENCE GANG FIGHTING % PERCEIVED PROBLEMS DRINKING DENS 44% VANDALISM 37% INCREASED NOISE AT NIGHT AGENT PURCHASE WHERE S AFFECTED? % Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks centres centres notcentres notcentres Don t to anyknow area Please note percentages add up to more than 100% not due to multiple responses. not centres HOW people were also singled out as the group most strongly connected to the impacts of alcohol in the community, both as a cause of many as the issues group most affected by the issues. Appearance of area ARE YOU AFFECTED PERSONALLY? Quality of life Appearance of area Quality life PersonalofSafety Appearance of area Appearance of area MentalMovement Quality of life Restricted Mental MentalMovement Restricted Movement Restricted Don teffect know- Locality report Glasgow Ripple South Restricted Movement
WHAT CAN BE DONE? The recommendations are based upon actions suggested to improve alcohol related problems in the community. 1. The cultural nature of the problem has to be considered to challenge the long term attitudes expectations alcohol. 2. Greater support intervention targeting the family to improve the outcomes for young people. 3. More prevention education for young people a focus on resilience approaches so young people can resist peer pressure. 4. More tailored diversionary activities for young people, which they are consulted on, to provide an alternative to alcohol consumption. 5. Provide more opportunities for young people in the form of volunteering, training or employment. 6. Consider the range of factors impacting on quality of life when developing interventions approaches. 7. Interventions tackling agent purchase should be undertaken, e.g. Community Alcohol Campaigns. 8. Parks, secluded shopping centres should be a focus for interventions. 9. There should be more community events wider opportunities for people to be involved in shaping the future of their community. 10. Increased promotion awareness raising of community facilities youth provision that exist in communities. 11. Community members, particularly young people, are consulted about improvements details of service youth provision. 12. Actions are taken to change the stereotypical view of an individual experiencing alcohol addiction. 13. The findings are shared with stakeholders who have an interest investment in helping make Glasgow communities Thriving Places. 14. The Ripple Effect should link in with other related pieces of work such as Community Alcohol Campaigns. South Glasgow Ripple Effect - Locality report
To support us in addressing the issues identified in the research we want to develop our team of ACEs (Alcohol & Drug Community Engagers). Do you live or work in Glasgow? Would you like to develop skills, training experience in community engagement? Would you like to make a difference to your community? Do you have some time to give? If YES then you could become a member of our ACEs Team! YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! ACEs are a group of people whose aim is to engage with neighbourhoods across Glasgow to try find solutions to the damaging effects that alcohol other substance misuse can have upon our communities. As an ACE you could make a real difference to your community by working with a range of partners to respond to the Ripple recommendations, in turn reduce the impact of alcohol make your community safer. If you d like to find out more about our research or are interested in becoming an ACE please contact us: Tel: 0141 353 1800 E-mail: ripple@glasgowcouncilonalcohol.org www.ripple-effect.co.uk