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This website provides information for parents and community members about the risks of underage drinking and proven ways we can help more teens.
Help Teens Have a Graduation to Remember
By Sharon Foster and Michael Langer
Many teens are making plans for senior week and graduation. While these are fun and safe events for most, there is a higher risk for underage drinking. Parents and other adults can help keep teens safe by being informed and prepared.
Most students in Washington make healthy choices, but some are pressured to make alcohol part of their celebrations. Some teens may think of graduation night as a “rite-of-passage” event that should be celebrated with alcohol.
The good news is that two out of three high school seniors choose...
More than 40 community groups register for Let's Draw the Line 2013!
More than 40 Washington community groups and organizations have applied for $2,000 each to support spring 2013 activities to emphasize the importance of drawing a line between alcohol and youth. Registrations are now cloased for the 2013 campaign.
The 2013 Let’s Draw the Line Between Youth and Alcohol campaign projects are based on direct input from past participants. LDTL 2013 has two required projects and two optional projects selected by communities.
Participation in past LDTL campaigns has been a powerful community involvement opportunity.
* LDTL materials are available by clicking here.
It’s Time to Spring into Action
Springtime means our teens are spending more time out and about with friends, going to proms, and graduating. It also means more teen parties to celebrate these events. Along with our other spring rituals (spring training, spring cleaning, spring planting), this is a good time to make sure teens know our expectations about alcohol use.
Results from the latest Healthy Youth Survey, administered last fall, tell us that youth alcohol use is continuing to decline. However, about one in four 10th graders and more than one in ten 8th graders reported they had at least one drink in the past month. Only 40 percent of 8th graders say their parents have talked to them more than once about not...