Shared Voices contributions

Silent Voices is an initiative of Alcohol Action Ireland. We are seeking written contributions from individuals who have experienced growing up with parental alcohol misuse. These stories may appear on the Shared Voices section of our website. Excerpts may be shared on social media and may be illustrated through animation to highlight the issues involved. We may also use the stories to draw attention to the Silent Voices campaign and seek support for it.

As part of our advocacy work, we are also interested in analysing the content of the stories which feature on the Shared Voices section of our website. This research will help us to better understand some of the issues that arise for children who have lived/are living with parental alcohol misuse.

We very much appreciate your contribution to this work and are now seeking you consent and some additional details.

 

If you would rather send your story by voice file you can do so using WhatsApp to +353 87 995 0186

Every experience with alcohol is unique and your voice has power

Consent

Fields marked with an asterisk * must be completed.

Do you consent to the use of your anonymised story on the 'Shared Voices' section of the Alcohol Action Ireland website? This means that your story will have all identifying factors removed and be posted on the website.
Do you consent to the use of your anonymised story being used for research purposes? This means that your story will have all identifying details removed and will be used by an approved researcher. Parts of the text would appear in reports, research assignments or journal articles.
Do you consent to the sharing of your anonymised story on social media channels? This would involve extracts of your story being shared, anonymously, on the social media platforms of Silent Voices such as Twitter and Instagram.

Demographic information

Gender
Age
Member of family who has/had problem alcohol use

We wish to express our gratitude to you for contributing to Silent Voices and helping to end the silence on the impact of living with parental problem alcohol use.

We are very aware that it takes a lot of strength to share your story in this way. If you would like some support, there are details of resources available on our website at: https://alcoholireland.ie/silent-voices/resources/

If you would like to receive updates on the progress of this initiative, please email silentvoices@alcoholactionireland.ie outlining your desire to be included in the mailing list for the Silent Voices newsletter.

Thank you once again.

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