Reducing Underage Drinking

According to the 2010 Healthy Youth Survey, 73% of Skagit County 9^th and 10^th graders do not drink alcohol. However, an alarming 97% of students thought their peers were drinking. For more information about underage drinking, CLICK HERE

CHOP Programs

• Development of a Safe Homes Parent Network in Sedro-Woolley – CHOP is collaborating with North Cascades Health Council, Sedro-Woolley Community Partners, and additional community agencies and volunteers to implement a community-wide parent survey regarding attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs around alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among youth. Survey results will be used for community education, development, and promotion of a Safe Homes Parent Network to promote alcohol-, tobacco-, and drug-free environments for children.
• Power in Numbers Social Norms Campaign to Reduce Underage Drinking – This countywide campaign coordinated through the Skagit Prevention Council uses social norms strategies to promote the “norm” of not drinking among high school students in Skagit County. Seven out of 10 9^th and 10^th graders in Skagit County don’t drink (10^th Grade Healthy Youth Survey & 9^th grade alcohol survey). For more information, visit Power in Numbers on Facebook.

 Contact Alyssa Pavitt at (360) 856-7785

 Parent Resources
Talking to Your Teen about Alcohol
Parents.The Anti-Drug.
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/

Teen Resources
Above the Influence
Alcohol and Peer Pressure
Too Smart To Start