Lizzie Barratt
Lizzie Barratt is a health promotion advisor for Alcohol Healthwatch, an organization dedicated to reducing alcohol-related harm in New Zealand. She has been vocal about the strong correlation between alcohol consumption and violent crime, advocating for alcohol harm reduction policies to be central to government strategies aimed at decreasing violence. Barratt emphasizes the need for comprehensive reviews of alcohol laws to mitigate the impact of hazardous drinking, particularly among young people, and has highlighted the importance of addressing the alcohol industry's influence on community health and safety.
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Lizzie Barratt, health promotion adviser for Alcohol Healthwatch, said New Zealand still had a 'massive binge drinking culture in Aotearoa, especially in our universities'.
The binge battle: Fewer young Kiwis drinking hazardously but binge culture still strong – Editorial
New Zealand· 2025-10-06Lizzie Barratt, health promotion advisor for Alcohol Healthwatch, said the closely-tracking trends show 'how strong that relationship is' between violent offending and alcohol-related violence.
We’re drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how strongly the two are related.New Zealand· 2025-10-05
