1. This Place Workshop Center for Human Development Emily Justice

2. This Place Film

3. Short Term Problems Car crashes, homicide, and suicide School related problems Lower attendance Poor grades Social related problems Fighting Lower involvement in youth activities Unplanned, Unwanted, and Unprotected Sexual Activity

4. Long Term Problems Young people who start drinking before age 15 are 5 times more likely to have alcohol-related problems Approximately 50% of young people who start drinking alcohol at age 14 or younger will also use illicit drugs in their lifetime

5. Local Alcohol Use Data California Healthy Kids Survey Surveys Interviews Observation Police data

6. Perceived Difficulty in Obtaining Alcohol 35% of Contra Costa County 7th graders report that it is fairly easy or very easy to obtain alcohol 65% of Contra Costa County 9th graders report that it is fairly easy or very easy to obtain alcohol 79% of Contra Costa County 11th graders report that it is fairly easy or very easy to obtain alcohol

7. Access to Alcohol 40% of the Nation’s current underaged drinkers who drank in the past 30 days were provided free alcohol by adults 21 or older 1 in 16 underage drinkers was given alcohol by their parents in the past month

8. Prevention Strategies Individual Seeks to change behavior of an individual Often education efforts Activity-based Examples: Prevention Curriculum Every 15 Minutes Environmental Seeks to change norms of a community Often policy change efforts Action-based Examples: Special Event Policies Social Host Ordinances

9. Not always policy… Community norms Media Accessibility

10. Special Event Assessments

11. Purpose of an Event Assessment Identifying… Risk of underage access to alcohol Are they checking IDs? Are they requiring wristbands? Are there designated drinking areas? Sales to intoxicated/drunk guests Posted alcohol policies

12. Event Information Title: Oktoberfest Location: Todos Santos Plaza, Concord Sponsor: Todos Santos Plaza Business Association Date & Hours: Saturday, October 18, 2008; 11 am – 6 pm Hours of Assessment: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Attendance: Children, Youth, and Adults

13. Assessment completed by… Omar, Candy, Carmen, Freddy, Johanna, and Nicole

14. Posted Policies

15. Enforcing the 21 Minimum Drinking Age

18. Social Host Ordinances Hold the host accountable for parties that involve underage drinking The purpose is to address and prevent underage drinking parties that are a threat to the health and safety of youth in our community Work to reinforce and support parents’ reasonable expectation that their child will be safe when they go to another adult’s home

19. Ensuring Policies are Effective Based on research Address the root of the problem Build a team of supporters Community education Enforcement Celebrate success

20. Questions?

21. Thank You!