IMPACT Study Youth Council Expression of Interest

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) in partnership with Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) are recruiting young people to be on a Youth Council for their IMPACT study.

The study will follow Australian young people over five years and look at how current experiences of alcohol impacts their health. The study will dive into the nuances of what it means to have easy access to alcohol and how marketing and social media and cultural values influence behaviour and attitudes towards alcohol.

As part of the Youth Council, you will share your lived experience, ideas and expertise on various key point of the study, including:

Design
Implementation
Feeding back results to other young people

We encourage participants to stay engaged throughout the study, and ideally, we’re looking for a minimum commitment of around 12 months.

Applications close Tues 10 Feb 2026

The first Training and Co-design sessions will be:

Induction – Thu 12 March 5.30-7.30pm
Training 1 – Thu 19 March 5.30-7.30pm
Training 2 – Thu 26 March 5.30-7.30pm
Co-design 1 – Thu 9 April 5.30-7.30pm
Co-design 2 – Thu 16 April 5.30-7.30pm

There will then be regular meetings approximately every three months through the rest of the study.

Full name *

What are your pronouns? *

Email address *

Phone number *

How old are you? *

Where do you live? *

Why are you keen to be a part of the IMPACT study? Why is this topic important to you? *

Do you have experience of being involved in a youth council or other youth group? (this is not essential!) *

What are you excited to learn about on this project? *

Are you able to make all of the scheduled workshops? Please tell us which you can't attend *

Anything you want to tell us about your access needs?

These questions are optional and will help us to recruit a diverse group:

What languages do you speak at home?

How would you describe your culture/race?

Are you part of any of the following groups?