{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100413"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100413","attributes":{"code":"FT250100413","administering-organisation":"La Trobe University","announcement-administering-organisation":"La Trobe University","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-03-01","anticipated-end-date":"2030-02-28","grant-summary":"Understanding inequalities in alcohol use and drinking problems. This Fellowship aims to take an innovative approach to understand the mechanisms that drive the Alcohol Harm Paradox – whereby those with higher socio-economic status (SES) drink more alcohol but those with lower SES experience more problems from alcohol. Expected outcomes include the generation of new knowledge about how access to social and material capital such as money, knowledge, power, and social connections contribute to the Alcohol Harm Paradox in Australia. Findings should provide significant benefits to Australian society through supporting the development of new policy and practice changes to reduce alcohol-related inequality.","funding-current":1135290.00,"funding-at-announcement":1111565,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Amy","familyName":"Pennay","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-6271-8996 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Amy","familyName":"Pennay","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-6271-8996 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"La Trobe University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"La Trobe University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4410","name":"Sociology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"441012","name":"Sociology of Inequalities","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"200413","name":"Substance Abuse","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"230112","name":"Social Class and Inequalities","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["England","Sweden"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Alcohol use generates $66B in avoidable costs in Australian per year and is a fundamental driver of health inequality. Those of low socioeconomic status drink less than those of high but have higher rates of alcohol-related morbidity, mortality and social issues. This is called the Alcohol Harm Paradox and suggests that alcohol-related problems are driven by broader experiences of inequality. Inequality is rising in Australia and as wealth inequality widens so too do alcohol-related problems. Between 2021 and 2022 there was a 9% increase in alcohol-induced deaths in Australia, the highest rate for >10 years. However, despite its increasing significance most research on the Alcohol Harm Paradox comes from Europe and little has been done in Australia. Through innovative methods and working with drinkers and alcohol prevention, policy, treatment and advocacy groups, this project will generate new data to better understand inequalities in alcohol-related problems. A publicly available strategy for reducing alcohol-related inequalities will be communicated to key stakeholders in the alcohol treatment, prevention and policy fields, advocacy groups and the community via webinars, lay summaries and media engagement. The project findings will inform the development of effective social policies and interventions and ultimately will help to reduce alcohol-related inequality in Australian society."}}}