Spotlight – What’s Happening

2008 EUDL College Discretionary Lessons Learned CollegeDiscLessonsLearned-FINAL-OJJDPApproved-08.15.13.pdf Lessons learned from the 2008 EUDL College Discretionary grantees, which may be of interest to those that work with or plan to work with college/university campuses and their adjacent communities. Campus Safety Flyer (IL) safety.pdf The campus safety flyer was created to raise awareness about a rise in…

The goal of the UDETC Youth initiative is to provide youth (ages 14-17) with effective prevention tools and strong leadership skills to support their work toward implementing successful environmental prevention. Empowerment is the core of the initiative. With that goal in mind, we are developing a National UDETC Youth Council. Membership will include youth (ages 14-17)…

  Youth Drinking in the United States: Relationships With Alcohol Policies and Adult Drinking http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/05/26/peds.2015-0537 Pediatrics. Published online June 1, 2015 (doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0537).This study examined whether stronger alcohol policy environments were inversely associated with youth drinking, and if this relationship was partly explained by adult drinking. Researchers assigned Alcohol Policy Scale (APS) scores that characterized…

With support from the OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative, community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned citizens are working collaboratively to change local ordinances and enforcement practices.   Arkansas Enforcement Gets Rolling  The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Enforcement Division has used grant funds to breathe new life into underage drinking enforcement,…

 In Stratford, Connecticut… A series of undercover enforcement operations has reduced illegal sales to minors from over 70 percent six months ago to less than ten percent last month. The following editorial in the Connecticut Post shows the kind of public recognition and support that enforcement can bring. For more information, contact Lieutenant Joseph LoSchiavo,…

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