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Our wellbeing work began in May 2014 with the launch of Alcohol Impact, a culture change program designed to support students’ unions and universities to promote responsible drinking and make campus life inclusive for all, including those students who choose not to drink. Initially funded by the Home Office, SOS UK continued to deliver Alcohol Impact and to date has supported 31 students’ union and university partnerships.
Responding to the sectors calls for support with student drug use, SOS UK launched Drug and Alcohol Impact as a pilot in November 2020 following a six-month sector-wide consultation. Through the two-year pilot (2020-2022), partnerships focused on reducing harm from drug and alcohol use. If you would like to know more about the pilot, you can read the Drug and Alcohol Impact Pilot Report.
Following the pilot, SOS UK have continued to deliver Drug and Alcohol Impact across the UK and Ireland, with partnerships across 18 campuses working towards becoming Drug and Alcohol Impact accredited institutions.
Hear from Drug and Alcohol Impact partnerships about the programme: