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Explain Alcohol

Advice For Children

For children who are looking for more information about alcohol.

The point about this little site is to just encourage you to find out about alcohol from your parents – but if you’d prefer to get info from elsewhere there are lots of places you can try. We thought these websites looked good.

Talk About Alcohol

This is a new site with a lot of information for both young people and parents.

Need 2 Know

For slightly older teenagers.

Look Out Alcohol

Website for 7-11 year olds and their carers and teachers.

Why Let Drink Decide

This site will give you advice on how to stay safe, stay in control and the facts on how alcohol can affect you and your mates.

 

If you need info on illegal drugs you may want to try talktofrank. The other places in the area that you could phone if its about drugs or alcohol are:

TEDS (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
01685 880 090

DRUGAID (Merthyr)
01685 721 991

If you need to talk to someone about anything else, try:

Eye to Eye (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
01443 204 551

Schools Counsellor (Merthyr)
01685 724616

If you feel you can’t talk to your parents but you need to talk to someone 24 hours you can phone Childline on 0800 1111 in confidence.

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