Alcohol. Think Again empowers families to say no to alcohol during pregnancy via Berlin

The Mental Health Commission and Cancer Council WA have partnered with independent agency Berlin to build confidence in women’s ability to say ‘no’ to alcohol around pregnancy, as well as increasing awareness about its harms.

 

‘Amazing’ follows on from the successful Alcohol. Think Again ‘One Drink’ campaign, which resulted in more than four out of five WA women being less likely to drink alcohol during pregnancy.

Julia Stafford, Alcohol Program Manager, Cancer Council WA, said: “While still clearly communicating that there’s no safe time or amount to drink during pregnancy because any alcohol a mother drinks passes directly to her baby, with this evolution of the campaign the aim was to shift to a strengths-based approach that balanced communicating the harm with building self-efficacy.”

‘Amazing’ is underpinned by a robust development process including ongoing testing with the target audience and collaboration with an Expert Reference Group made up of public health experts and lived experience advocates.

Rich Berney, Managing Partner and Executive Creative Director, Berlin, said: “Humans are amazing, and pregnancy is one of those periods when our capacity for powerful transformation is on full display. This idea offers viewers a portrait of their deepest power: the jaw-dropping ability to create life. It is a bid to inspire people, and to use their ‘amazing’ capacity to also have an alcohol-free pregnancy.”

The statewide, WA-based campaign will appear on television, outdoor advertising, social media, targeted digital partnerships and activation in health centres.

John Linton, Managing Partner and Head of Strategy, Berlin, added: “In response to research, across the year, we’ll also be extending the campaign into a content series with women who were recently pregnant and health professionals, going much deeper on the science behind the risk of harm and the strategies that can be used to make saying ‘no’ easier.”

More information is available at Alcohol. Think Again, including where to go if you are concerned and for tips to stay alcohol-free during pregnancy.

Credits
The Mental Health Commission
Director of Prevention and Wellbeing: Grant Akesson
Assistant Director of Prevention and Wellbeing: Sharene Kocsis
Manager, Public Education and Health Promotion Programs, Prevention and Wellbeing: James Steven-Cutler
Senior Project Officer, Public Education and Health Promotion Programs, Prevention and Wellbeing: Keira Bury
Senior Project Officer, Public Education and Health Promotion Programs, Prevention and Wellbeing: Isabella Pruiti-Ciarello

Cancer Council WA
Alcohol Program Manager: Julia Stafford
Alcohol Policy and Research Senior Coordinator: Tess Fletcher

Creative Agency: Berlin
Managing Partner & Head of Strategy: John Linton
Managing Partner & Executive Creative Director: Rich Berney
Senior Creatives: Melissa Hawkett & Mark Fretten
Creative: Ellysia Burton
Design Director: Will Miles
Production Director: Christina Zimmer
Producer: Matt Barber

Production
Production Company: VERSUS Production
Director: VERSUS (Tanya Babić & Jason Sukadana)
Producer: Autumn Loveday
DOP: Patrick O’Sullivan
Photographer: Elizabeth Looker
1st AD: Jake Coombes
1st AC: Paolo Feliciano
2nd AC: Amelia Rose
Gaffer: Grant Wilson
Best Boy: Juan Sarmiento
Best Boy: Chris Martin
Grip: Clint Lawrence
Grip Assist: Jess Bickendorf
Art & Wardrobe: Jessice Wilson
Sound Recordist: Brett Stayt
HMUA: Ali Knapton
Unit Manager: Jacki McKie
Unit Assist: Viv Rintoul
Production Assistant: Oscar Hannington
Nurse: Mary-Attracta Connolly

Post-production:
Editor: Sean McDermott
Colourist: Matt Campbell
CGI Studio: Siamese Productions
VFX Supervisor/Lead: Merlin Eden
Concept Artist/Digital Matte Painting: Craig Soulsby
3D Houdini Artist: Leon Bronkhorst
Nuke Compositor: Andrew Buckley

Music: Ian Berney, Pandacandy
VO Artist: Lucy Peach
Sound Design: Nick Gallagher, Fable Audio Post

Media Agency: OMD WA
Senior Client Partner: Jodie Traynor
Account Director: Cindy Henderson
Senior Digital Director: James Porteous