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Drug Free Communities Program Funded 2009

Drug Free Communities Program Funded 2009. What Placer Youth Have Said. What Placer Youth Have Said. 7,800 Placer 9 th & 11 th graders surveyed. 2009-2010 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) 2010-2011 Placer County Youth Surveys. Parent Influence.

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Drug Free Communities Program Funded 2009

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  1. Drug Free Communities Program Funded 2009

  2. What Placer Youth Have Said What Placer Youth Have Said 7,800 Placer 9th & 11th graders surveyed 2009-2010 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) 2010-2011 Placer County Youth Surveys

  3. Parent Influence Youth say parental disapproval of underage drinking is the key reason they have chosen not to drink.

  4. Talked With Parent or Guardian in past 12 months about the dangers of alcohol use compared with alcohol use

  5. Parental Disapproval Addiction Starts in the Teen Years

  6. More than half (52%) of Placer 11th graders said having 5 or more drinks of alcohol 2-3 times a week was NOT HARMFUL. The only norm is that it is normal for teens to drink. Placer County Youth

  7. Don’t Give Up On Your Power As A Parent Children who learn about drug risks from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use alcohol

  8. Join CPY’s efforts working to make Placer County a Drug Free Community for our youth. = COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SOLUTIONS

  9. Community Norms Drive Behavior • The way our community looks at drugs and alcohol influences youths’ attitudes and behaviors around drinking and drug use. • Attitudes such as: • drinking is a “right of passage” • all teens drink • it’s safer for them to drink at home

  10. Working together, Drug Free Communities programs across the nation are having an impact, reducing underage drinking and teen drug use. Looking to the Future Looking to the Future CPY ‘s mission is to work to reduce substance abuse among youth by promoting healthy community norms and behaviors and by advocating for policies and practices through community collaboration and partnership. • Forming and supporting community partnerships • Strategies for effective and sustainable community change • Social Host Ordinance • Continued efforts to raise awareness • Parent engagement / resources, networking • Youth development / Youth Commission, Latino Youth • Permanent Rx disposal sites • SBIRT

  11. How YOU Can Make a Difference • Be a parent not a PAL – don’t serve to teens • Talk EARLY Talk OFTEN to youth about the dangers of alcohol, • Rx, OTC and other drugs • Network with other parents • Secure, Monitor, Dispose • Register in Responsible Host Database • Schedule parent presentation in your neighborhood • Be a Partner - Join our Coalition • Participate in our quarterly partnership meetings • Sign up for our CPY e-newsletter • Get others involved - help organize parent presentations; community • forums; change our community norm • Partner with other community groups, schools, parents to reduce • youth access to alcohol and drugs

  12. Be an active participant Join our CPY Leadership Team Contact Information: Shari Crow, Coordinator (530) 889 - 7238 info@coalitionforplaceryouth.org

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