www.slstoday.org

Student Leadership Services brings researched-based, proven effective trainings and support to all youth-led prevention groups.  SLS hosts an annual High School Teen leaders' conference that is unparalleled in its quality content and networking opportunities for teens and advisors. 
 

APIS is the Alcohol Policy Information System.  It is a program of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).  This site contains information on specific alcohol and underage drinking policy issues.  In addition, there are links to find specific laws that relate to alcohol use and underage drinking in the state of Michigan. 

http://www.courageouspersuaders.com/

Create a television commercial targeted at middle school students, to warn the about the dangers of alcohol use.  Open to all Michigan High School students-not only those of you taking video production classes.  Winners will be selected based on ideas.  And you all have great ideas.  

www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org

This is one of the most comprehensive Michigan traffic crash data sites on the web.  This material was developed through a project funded by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and the U.S. Department of Transportation. OHSP is committed to saving lives and reducing injuries on Michigan roads through leadership, innovation, facilitation, and program support in partnership with other public and private organizations.

www.americanathleticinstitute.org

The American Athletic Institute is a Sport Consulting Firm that is committed to helping people both in and out of sport.  We provide programs and services that are designed to help the athlete and non-athlete alike.  The American Athletic Institute’s primary focus is the education of athletes on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Our presenters are substance abuse professionals who were also once professional and world class athletes.

www.alcoholscreening.org

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption patterns to determine if their drinking is likely to be harming their health or increasing their risk for future harm. Through education and referral, the site urges those whose drinking is harmful or hazardous to take positive action, and informs all adults who consume alcohol about guidelines and caveats for lower-risk drinking.

www.medialiteracy.net

Dr. Peter DeBenedittis is dedicated to creating a cultural revolution around media.  This website contains research, information and educational materials about how media literacy is used for science-based prevention. It is a contact point for engaging him and other experts in media and prevention for keynotes, student presentations, training, curricula design and consultation for prevention initiatives.

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE PREVENTION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING (ICCPUD) 
StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov

http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/

StopAlcoholAbuse.gov is a comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.  People are interested in underage drinking prevention- including parents, educators, community-based organizations, and youth-will find a wealth of valuable information here.

The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center was established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (within the US Department of Justine) to support its Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.  The Center mission is to provide science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance services to States and communities working to combat underage drinking through law enforcement and environmental strategies.

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

NCADI has both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and referring people to appropriate organizations. Staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take your calls at 1-800-729-6686.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA)

www.niaaa.nih.gov/

NIAA outlines strategies for preventing underage drinking that consider the role of schools, extracurricular activities, families, the community and policy change. Policy strategies also have been implemented that have increased the minimum legal drinking age, reduced the commercial and social access of adolescents to alcohol and reduced the economic availability of alcohol.

Approaches involving the entire community also have been employed. Several programs (e.g., the Midwestern Prevention Project and Project Northland) have combined many of these strategies.

JOIN TOGETHER ONLINE: Ten Drug and Alcohol Policies That Will Save Lives

http://www.jointogether.org/jump.jsp?path=/aboutus/ourpublications/pdf/10policies.pdf

Community leaders across the country are grappling with problems caused by drug and alcohol use. Everyone wants to know: What really works? What public policies are most effective in preventing and treating these problems? How can we save lives? These questions are especially important for elected officials. Every candidate for public office ought to know there are better ways to prevent alcohol and drug problems than punishing people who have a disease.

Ten Drug and Alcohol Policies That Will Save Lives draws on strong scientific research to make a concise but persuasive case for policy measures that are proven to have a positive effect.

The Marin Institute works to reduce alcohol problems through environmental prevention — improving our physical and social environment to advance public health and safety. The Marin Institute promotes effective alcohol policy, conducts media advocacy, and supports grassroots campaigns in Marin County, California and nationwide.

ALCOHOL POLICY SOLUTIONS

www.alcoholpolicysolutions.net

This website is dedicated to promoting physician and community action on alcohol and health. The focus is a world where underage alcohol use will be eliminated, and all people will be protected from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption, promotion and distribution.

IIAA’s mission is to promote policies, practices, and public messaging that will prevent alcohol abuse and underage drinking by discouraging heavy alcohol consumption-especially in high-risk situations-and reduce the availability of alcohol to youth. In carrying out this mission, the Institute draws on Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation internationally recognized cadre of experts and extensive base of applied research on alcohol consumption and related concerns to help address specific issues and challenges surrounding alcohol use.

LEADERSHIP TO KEEP CHILDREN ALCOHOL FREE

www.alcoholfreechildren.org/

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a unique coalition of Governors spouses, federal agencies and public and private organizations. This is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15 and is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group.

NATIONAL CENTERS FOR THE APPLICATION OF PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES  (CAPT)

www.captus.org

CAPT brings research to practice by assisting States/Jurisdictions and community-based organizations in the application of the latest research-based knowledge to their substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies. There are five regional CAPT offices.