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The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), formerly the Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF), is an independent,
not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
, Australian health organisation based in
Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
. Established on 17 October 2001 by the Australian Parliament under the ''Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Account Act 2001'' with a grant, the Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation was set up to distribute funding for programs and research with the goal of preventing harms caused by alcohol and licit substance misuse, and to change the way that Australians drink
alcohol Alcohol most commonly refers to: * Alcohol (chemistry), an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom * Alcohol (drug), an intoxicant found in alcoholic drinks Alcohol may also refer to: Chemicals * Ethanol, one of sev ...
. The organisation is a company limited by guarantee under the '' Corporations Act 2001'', and gained Health Promotion Charity status in July 2005. It changed its name on 12 September 2011 to Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. According to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission website, FARE was registered as a charity on 3 December 2012. It strives to build an up-to-date information database about alcohol and the complex problems it causes, communicate research to the public. It collaborates with other parties to help stop harms caused by alcohol, and develops and advocates for effective policies and programs, and undertakes to "defend the public interest and hold the alcohol industry to account".


See also

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Alcohol and Drug Foundation The Alcohol and Drug Foundation, created in 1959 as the Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria and formerly called the Australian Drug Foundation and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Victoria is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation based ...
*'' Drug and Alcohol Review'', an academic journal


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