Association between exposure to digital alcohol marketing and alcohol use: a systematic review and meta-analysis, in The Lancet Public Health
key takeaway: "Participants exposed to digital alcohol marketing content, compared with those not exposed, had greater odds of reporting past 30-day alcohol use (19 studies, 46 361 participants; OR 1·75 [95% CI 1·39–2·20]; I2=91·0%), binge drinking (13 studies, 25 603 participants; 1·80 [1·22–2·67]; I2=95%), and susceptibility to use alcohol among never users (seven studies, 18 698 participants; 1·78 [1·29–2·46]; I2=88%)."
The Youth Mental Health Crisis in the United States: Epidemiology, Contributors, and Potential Solutions, in Pediatrics (authored by Steven Woolf) (includes a video abstract!)
key takeaway: "This narrative review takes a fresh look at current epidemiologic data—with a focus on mood disorders, suicidality, and substance use among youth aged 1 to 19 years—and reviews demographic and geographic risk factors, potential contributors to the crisis, and interventions available to communities, clinicians, and policymakers. The data are worrying."
The Consolidated Community Funding Pool FY2027-2028 Funding Application Package #2000004219 was released on September 26, 2025, and proposals are due December 8, 2025. Details are available in Fairfax County’s Bonfire/Euna Procurement portal, FY2027-2028 Consolidated Community Funding Pool - Funding Application Package.Â
Find more information about the CCFP here: Consolidated Community Funding Pool | Procurement and Material Management