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A Guide to Safe & Sober Event Planning -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- A Guide to Safe and Sober Event Planning will help you show all of your friends that drinking alcohol isn't necessary to have an amazing party. In addition to spreading the word against underage drinking and helping to save lives, you'll be throwing great parties all year long. Too Smart To Start -Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- Too Smart To Start is a public education intitiative that consists of evidence-based materials to help professionals and volunteers conduct underage alcohol use prevention programs in their communities. The materials are designed to educate 9- to 13-year-olds about the harms of alcohol use and to support parents and caregivers as they participate in their children's activities. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders -Florida Fights Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders This is a fact sheet prepared by the listing the effects of alcohol use on the fetus (unborn child). Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts The Cool Spot -National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism- The Cool Spot's content is drawn from research-based alcohol prevention curriculum for students in grades 6 - 8. The site includes the key elements of effective prevention programs: norms perception correction, facts about alcohol misuse, challenges to positive expectations, and information about peer pressure and resistance skills. The Cool Spot adapts this content in an engaging, interactive format featuring vivid graphics and characters drawn in the 'anime' style of Japanese comics. It focus tested very well in its intended audience of 11-13 year olds, who particularly appreciated the peer pressure and resistance skills sections. The site includes an interactive, 10-question assessment that educators can use to determine whether students have gleaned some of the site's key learning objectives. |