Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am proud to be fundraising for alcohol change

As a child and daughter of now deceased alcoholics, and generally just being surrounded by alcohol all my life. Being impacted by the behaviour of these alcoholics, this is a charity that spoke to me. I watch my own children being impacted by their own father suffering with what I now know is a disease. This idea of alcoholism being a disease really hit home, and has made me realise more needs to be done to support alcoholics, and to undestand that alcholism is not always a choice, and those who suffer most likely cannot see a way out

In England there are an estimated 602,391 dependent drinkers. Only 18% are receiving treatment.

Alcohol is a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions.

In 2019/20 in England, 74,618 people were in treatment at specialist alcohol misuse services, a fall of 19% since 2013/14.

In 2015/16 in England, victims believed the offender(s) to be under the influence of alcohol in 39% of all violent incidents.

In 2016, 23% of 15 year olds reported having been drunk in the last four weeks.

Please donate to enable alcohol change to continue to:

Spread improved knowledge

Improve Policy and regulation

Assist in shifting cultural norms

Improve drinking behaviours

Increase the support and treatment within different organisations and practitioners on the UK frontline

On a personal note, it rook me a while to figure out how and when I wanted to support this charity and I came across the Shakespeare run, this is where my dads ashes were laid to rest last year, so it seemed fitting that this would be it

Thanks all

Aman

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