A Community Conversation on Underage Drinking

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A Community Conversation on Underage Drinking

• San Diego Unified School District
• Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
• January 2007

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The Community Conversation Format

• Welcome Introductions
• Our Place Video Part I
• Panel Reactions/Comments
• Audience Conversations by Table for Solutions
  Strategies
• Our Place Video Part II
• Q A for Panel Members

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Panel Members

• San Diego Prevention Coalition
• Palavra Tree- CBO Teen Substance Use Recovery
• San Diego Youth Community Services
• Center for Parent Involvement Education
• National Health Promotion Association
• Local High School Student

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Conversation Topics

• Each table chose the Topic of
• Students and Schools or
• Parents and Community
• Conversations were
• Freedom/Consequences
• Fitting In/Peer Pressure
• Role Models
• Parent Awareness
• Legal Issues
• Responsibility

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Quotes

• I think that is the most important thing is to
  be a role model.
• Parent Participant
• . . . its not always because their youth
  friends tell them to drink but because they think
  alcohol is the only way to solve their problems.
  
• Youth Participant

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Social Host Ordinance

• San Diego County Ordinance (SEC.32.1503)
• Social Host a person who permits a party where
  one or more minors consume one or more alcoholic
  beverages.
• Enforcement of Social Host
• Misdemeanor
• Fine up to 1000/24 hrs of community service
• 6 mos. to 1 year in jail
• Liable for all enforcement costs

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Survey Results
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Quotes

• . . . this is a call for the community as well
  as for the parents, we need to know where our
  kids are.
• Community Member
• We get enough negative reinforcement of not to
  drink, we need more positive feedback that if you
  dont drink heres whats good about it
• Youth Participant

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A Community Conversation Survey

• Parents were asked to fill out a questionnaire
  after the event.
• Questions were to assess if parents increased
  their awareness of
• underage drinking.
• Hosting minors to drink in their home.
• Commit to prevent underage drinking.