Youth Water Safety

The Youth Water Safety Program, formerly known as Don't Drink and Drown, aims to educate young people aged 15-24 years about the dangers associated with different waterways.

When a young life is cut short due to drowning the impact of that death is felt throughout the community, with their friends and family living with the aftermath every day. Drowning as a result of excessive alcohol consumption is preventable and it is the role of both the person themselves and their friends to reduce the risk.

Youth Water Safety Key Messages:

Be a ledge, keep your mates from the edge

  • Be a Mermate and rethink risky behaviour around water.

Stop, scan, swim

  • Stay alive, look before you dive. Know the water you're in.
  • Be aware of your surroundings – always check the water before you jump in.
  • Make sure you know the conditions and what hazards could be lurking beneath the surface.

Don't drink and sink

  • Mixing alcohol and swimming is never a good idea.

Wait for a mate

  • Stay safe, not solo. Always swim with someone else – never swim alone, and definitely never swim after drinking alcohol.

000 & CPR = YAY! Death = Not Yay

  • If you or a mate are in trouble, call triple zero (000) straight away.
  • Make sure you know what to do in an emergency. Learn basic first aid and CPR – it can save lives.

The Youth Water Safety Program is proudly provided by Royal Life Saving WA and is funded by the Department of Health Western Australia.

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