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Nearly 100 citizens attended the townhall on underage drinking and learned how to start the conversation with their family. If you missed the event it will be available on Conway Corporation Local on Demand. Also, the Family Alcohol Policy, a guide to starting the conversation, is available to be downloaded here.
Mary Hairston, Rep. Linda Tyler, Chief A.J. Gary, Sheriff Karl Byrd (left to right)
About
The “Don’t Provide” campaign began in February 2010 with a mission to educate the public, particularly parents, about making smart choices in regard to hosting or providing alcohol to minors.. It is funded by the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Arkansas Department of Human Services and is administered through the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office in association with the Faulkner County Human Services Coalition.
Facts
Social Host Law
The Social Host Liability Act 976 (HB 1586) provides criminal liability for a social host who knowingly serves alcohol to minors and who knowingly allows minors to consume alcohol on his or her property. The act does not apply to any consumption of alcohol during religious ceremonies or for religious purposes. Download Act 976 of 2009. For more statistical information from Arkansas DHS click here.
Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Data
- Report obtaining alcohol from a relative:
7.1% of 8th graders
12.3% of 10th graders
10% of 12th graders - Report drinking at their home:
9.9% of 8th graders
12.8% of 10th graders
13.2% of 12th graders - It would be “very easy” or “sort of easy to obtain alcohol:
54.6% of 6-12th grade
Resources
Family Alcohol Policy
A great resource for your family to start the conversation about alcohol. Tips for parents and a example policy that your family can adopt. Download
Surgeon General’s Call to Action
Learned early, the lessons of good health will last a lifetime. Similarly, bad habits and the consequences of unhealthy choices also can have lasting effects.
That is why this Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking is so important.
This Call to Action is a reminder that underage drinking has serious social costs and often tragic personal consequences. More than that, this Call to Action demonstrates that each of us has the opportunity to prevent underage drinking.
Website
Download Call to Action
Download Community Guide
Download Family Guide
