What's New
Hanover Prevention Summit, Fall 2009
Review of data, conclusions and recommendations:
Prev_Summit_Executive_Summary.pdf
I CARE Logic Model for Reducing Underage Drinking:
Part One.pdf - Part Two.pfd
Work Group Ideas Organized by Prevention Strategies:
Prevention Summit Ideas 09.pdf
Coming on February 4th, 2010: The Opps and Scoops of Surviving Beach Week
Designed for parents and teens to attend together! Workshop panelists will provide tips, tools and lessons learned designed for keeping teens safe during Beach Week. Families guaranteed to have lots to talk about on the drive home!
Atlee High School auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
I CARE Meeting Dates for Winter/Spring, 2010
All meetings are from 5:00-6:00 at the Atlee High School library.
Everyone is welcome!
January 26 - February 23 - March 23 - April 27 - May 25
Teens CARE Too (TC2)
The focus this winter/spring will be creating an underage drinking awareness campaign called Picture Me Alcohol Free! TC2 members will be using digital technology to tell the story of the impact of alcohol can have on teens.
Hear about the project at our next meeting:
Thursday, December 17, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Library
Teens CARE Too Meeting Dates for Winter/Spring, 2010
All meetings are at the Mechanicsville library from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
January 14 (meeting starts at 6:00)
February 18 - March 18 - April 22 - May 20
Consider this: a teenager’s brain “has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed brake.”
Some interesting reading about adolescents, brain development and underage drinking. The attached pdf provides an outstanding overview of new research about adolescent brain development.
Click here to download "Adolescent Brain Development and Drug Abuse" (PDF)
"Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol?”
Click here to view the recently released report: http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/underageGetAlc/underageGetAlc.htm
