Issue - meetings

The Forum heard a presentation on the work carried out by the Community Action Mid Argyll project (CAMA), delivered by the project co-ordinator John Woods.  The members of the Forum undertook in a discussion regarding issues raised in the presentation. The group discussed, in detail, underage drinking particularly in sixteen and seventeen year olds. The Forum noted that as a whole it seems that young people are generally being more responsible when drinking alcohol. The Forum suggested that the fear of social media recording any embarrassing moments and a change in the behaviour of role models perhaps could have contributed to the change in behaviour. The group also undertook in a detailed discussion regarding the reduction in violent crime and noted that the behaviour of people in licensed premises has greatly improved.