Mentor UK is proud to announce the twelve finalists in the 2010 Mentor UK CHAMP Awards (Promoting Children's Health through Alcohol Misuse Prevention), 2010.
Shortlisted finalists are from the categories; Schools, Communities and Young People's Involvement. The shortlist will be judged by panels of young people and the winners announced later this year.
The 2008 Mentor UK Champ Awards Ceremony
The CHAMP Awards recognise projects working with children and young people (14 years or under) to prevent alcohol misuse - both now and in their future lives. Awards will be made in three categories - schools, community, and young people's involvement - with winners each receiving a £10,000 cash prize.
The twelve shortlisted projects include:
• A peer support project led by a young person whose previous problems around alcohol included expulsion from school;
• Dramas designed and filmed by young people exploring the physical and emotional implications of alcohol misuse; and
• A ground breaking service for people from BME communities around alcohol issues which are otherwise seen as taboo in the community.
The importance of parental involvement and inclusion is also recognised by these finalists as vital in the work they do.
