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The following LINKS are for parent and teen information.
http://www.medialiteracy.net Superbowl Ad Savvy for Youth...A free resource for parents, teachers and health activists to teach children how alcohol companies train them to become drinkers can be downloaded. Look for the lesson called "Analyzing Super Bowl Ads," and do your kids a favor by teaching them to be savvy about predatory marketing tactics.
http://www.drugs4real.com - This site is a free new web-based drug prevention program, teaches early teens about the influence of alcohol and other drugs, and strengthens their commitment to avoid taking these substances.
http://www.freevibe.com/ -An interactive site where teens can post their stories on message boards, keeping up on current events and breaking trends, drug facts, and how to help a friend.
http://parentsempowered.org/events/- ParentsEmpowered.org is a media and education campaign funded by the Utah Legislature and designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking in Utah by providing parents and guardians with information about the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing teen brain, along with proven skills for preventing underage alcohol use. The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is the lead agency for the campaign
www.stopalcoholabuse.gov-
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StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov is a comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue. People interested in underage drinking prevention—including parents, educators, community-based organizations, and youth—will find a wealth of valuable information here. |
http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/-Too Smart To Start is a public education initiative sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide research-based strategies and materials to professionals and volunteers at the community level to help them conduct an underage alcohol use prevention program. The materials are designed to educate 9- to 13-year-olds about the harms of alcohol use and to support parents and caregivers as they participate in their children’s activities.
The Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking focuses national attention on this enduring problem. A significant point of the Call to Action is this: Underage alcohol use is not inevitable, and schools, parents, and other adults are not powerless to stop it. The latest research demonstrates a compelling need to address alcohol use early, continuously, and in the context of human development using a systematic approach that spans childhood through adolescence into adulthood. Such an approach is described in this Call to Action. Such an approach can be effective when, as a Nation and individually, we commit ourselves to solving the problem of underage drinking in America. We owe nothing less to our children and our country. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/
Local Agencies
www.hancockpublichealth.org-Hancock County Public Health Services is committed to providing the highest quality of health service to the people who live, work and visit in our county. We will constantly evaluate and improve our efforts to enhance public wellness, improve quality of life, respond to community needs and concerns, and at the same time, maintain the utmost respect for individual rights.
www.prairieridge.net-Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services is a private, non-profit corporation offering substance abuse prevention and treatment services to an eight-county North Central Iowa area, as well as providing residential care to a statewide population.
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