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Students tackle underage drinking in Hanover
Click here to go to NBC12.com and view their coverage of “Picture Me Alcohol Free!” including a video report from NBC 12 News.
Picture Me Alcohol Free! Town Hall Meeting and Photo Exhibit
June 3rd, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Hanover High School in the library
A special photo exhibit and interactive media presentation at Hanover High School on June 3 will illustrate how a group of young people view the negative effects of underage drinking on our community.
“Picture Me Alcohol Free!” is an initiative of Teens CARE Too and 7th Up. Teens CARE Too is a youth-led group of teenagers interested in promoting wellness and healthy choices; 7th Up consists of students from Atlee and Hanover High Schools who share anti-substance abuse messages with middle-schoolers.
“Picture Me Alcohol Free!” uses a unique strategy called photo voice in which artists use photography to document social issues. Easels with 11 X 17 photos taken by a Teens CARE Too member will show how the teens view alcohol and drug abuse in our community. Accompanying the photo exhibit will be a DVD produced by 7th Up about why they choose to be alcohol-free and why they choose ‘natural highs’ instead.
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
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
