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Podcast: HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing
Episode: #90 Youth, Alcohol & Health
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In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, we explore the challenges young people face when navigating alcohol in Ireland today. Martina Byrne, Manager of Cross Care Ronanstown Youth Service, and Sive Brennan, a Leaving Cert student and junior youth worker, join us for an insightful discussion on peer pressure, societal attitudes, and the impact of alcohol on young people. Martina highlights the critical services Cross Care provides, supporting young people through education, youth diversion programmes, and mental health initiatives. She also emphasises the importance of delaying alcohol consumption due to its negative effects on brain de...