Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free

The Executive Working Group for the Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is composed of leading national organizations with shared concerns about the well-being of children, families, and communities. The organizations serve as conduits for information about early alcohol use and the initiative's efforts to their members and constituencies, while the representatives provide the initiative with assistance and advice in their areas of expertise.

American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Members include pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists in the United States.

American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Substance Abuse
The American Bar Association provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. The Standing Committee on Substance Abuse collaborates with national groups, State and local bar associations, and other American Bar Association entities to address issues of substance abuse. The Committee also works to encourage bar associations to actively develop and foster lawyer and public participation in community and justice system efforts regarding illegal drug use.

American Medical Association, Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
The American Medical Association's work includes the development and promotion of standards in medical practice, research, and education; a strong advocacy agenda on behalf of patients and physicians; and the commitment to providing timely information on matters important to the health of America. It strives to serve as the voice of the American medical profession. The Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse was created by the collaboration of the American Medical Association and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce underage alcohol abuse.

Association of Village Council Presidents
The Village Councils established the Association of Village Council Presidents in 1964 to work for the benefit of the tribal governments and the people of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. It is one of 12 regional Native non-profit organizations in Alaska. Since its establishment, it has grown to become a diverse social service agency, tribal rights advocate, and community development organization. The 56 federally recognized tribes on the Yukon Kuskokwim River Delta are all members.

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Throughout its history, the Mailman School of Public Health has been a national and international leader in public health research, education, and service. It was the first institution to establish programs in sociomedical sciences and psychiatric epidemiology training, the first to offer a joint degree in business and public health, and the first to provide graduate education in hospital administration. Disease prevention and health promotion, two of the primary functions of public health, are natural outgrowths of the School’s mission.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
The mission of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is to create and strengthen the capacity of new and existing coalitions to build safe, healthy, and drug-free communities. The organization supports its members with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences, and special events. Its membership includes more than 5,000 community anti-drug coalitions across the country.

Emergency Nurses Association
The Emergency Nurses Association is a not-for-profit organization with more than 5,000 trained emergency health care professionals who volunteer their time in their local communities in 47 States. Its mission is to reduce preventable injuries and deaths by educating the public to increase awareness and promote healthy lifestyles.

Governors Highway Safety Association
The Governors Highway Safety Association is concerned with the behavioral aspects of highway safety programs of the States and territories such as occupant protection; impaired driving; speed enforcement; and motor carrier, school bus, pedestrian, and bicycle safety. The Association's mission is to provide leadership in the development of national policy to ensure effective highway safety programs.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a non-profit grass roots organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD’s members are moms, dads, young people, and other concerned individuals who want to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking.

National Alcohol Beverage Control Association
The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association is the national association representing 19 political jurisdictions that directly control the distribution and sale of beverage alcohol within their borders. Those "control States"—Alabama; Idaho; Iowa; Maine; Montgomery County, Maryland; Michigan; Mississippi; Montana; New Hampshire; North Carolina; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; and Wyoming—comprise its voting membership. The Association serves its members as an information clearinghouse, compiling over six million pages of statistical data each year and publishing annual surveys of State operations. It is also a resource for informational and educational materials. In addition, it serves as liaison between the control jurisdictions and the Federal government, the 32 license States, and the alcohol beverage industry. Of increasing importance is the Association's role in public education and awareness programs.

National Association for Children of Alcoholics
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics is a non-profit membership organization working on behalf of children of alcohol- and drug-dependent parents. The mission of the organization and its affiliates is to raise public awareness; to provide leadership in public policy at the national, State, and local levels; to advocate for appropriate, effective, and accessible education and prevention services; and to facilitate and advance professional knowledge and understanding.

National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the Nation's 50 States and territories. The Conference is a source of research, publications, consulting services, meetings, and seminars. It is the national conduit for lawmakers to communicate with one another and share ideas. The Conference is an effective and respected voice for the States, representing their interests before Congress, the administration, and Federal agencies.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. provides education, information, help, and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention, and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and through a nationwide network of affiliates, which have long conducted successful programs to prevent and treat alcohol- and other drug-related problems in communities.

National Family Partnership
The mission of the National Family Partnership is to lead and support the Nation’s families and communities to nurture the full potential of healthy, drug-free youth. Although the Red Ribbon Celebration is the Partnership's most recognized program, it conducts many other important efforts. It is a true voice for parents and families on drug and alcohol prevention issues and serves as a resource for parents and its partners by linking them to information and resources. It has a long history of training youth, and many Partnership-affiliated organizations continue to provide youth training. The Partnership is focusing its efforts on reaching and teaching a new generation of parents, while advocating for issues such as laws regulating tobacco and alcohol advertising targeted at minors and combating efforts to legalize drugs.

National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
The National Liquor Law Enforcement Association is a non-profit association of law enforcement personnel dedicated to improving the standards and practices of liquor law enforcement, the professional development of its members, and the public recognition of the role and achievements of liquor law enforcement in protecting and promoting the public health and welfare. Membership is open to liquor law enforcement administrators, supervisors, and field agents in the United States and Canada. The Association actively collaborates with other national law enforcement organizations and with State and local law enforcement in preventing crime and community problems. To assist in achieving these objectives, the Association sponsors a national training academy on liquor law enforcement.

National Medical Association
The National Medical Association (NMA) is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine and the elimination of disparities in health. It is a national professional and scientific organization representing the interests of more than 25,000 physicians and their patients. Established in 1895, the collective body is committed to (1) preventing the diseases, disabilities, and adverse health conditions that disproportionately or differentially impact African American and underserved populations; (2) supporting efforts that improve the quality and availability of health care to poor and underserved populations; and (3) increasing the representation and contribution of African Americans in medicine. Toward these ends, the National Medical Association provides educational programs and opportunities for scholarly exchange, conducts outreach efforts to promote improved public health, and establishes national health policy agenda in support of African American physicians and their patients.

National Student Assistance Association
The National Student Assistance Association (formerly the National Association of Student Assistance Professionals) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1987 by professionals who were concerned about the problems of student substance abuse, violence, and academic underachievement. It represents the interests of thousands of student assistance professionals across the United States, and advocates for the highest standards of practice for student assistance professionals. It also advocates for continuing development of student assistance program services that promote student achievement and academic success; healthy, safe, and drug-free lifestyles; and strength-based approaches in working with youth.

Students Against Destructive Decisions
The mission of Students Against Destructive Decisions is to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, drunk driving, drug use, and other destructive decisions. The original mission of this organization was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, that mission has expanded because positive peer pressure, role models, and other strategies can help young people say "No" to more than drinking and driving. Students Against Destructive Decisions has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing underage drinking and drug use by focusing attention on the potentially life threatening consequences of destructive decisions involving safety belts, smoking, steroid use, violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and suicide.

United National Indian Tribal Youth
The United National Indian Tribal Youth is a national network organization that has served American Indian and Alaska Native youth since 1976. The organization grew out of a need to combat wasted talent and negative peer pressure among Native American youth. It promotes (1) personal development through motivational speakers, workshops, healthy lifestyles, cultural sharing, and athletic activities; (2) citizenship through exposure to government leaders, promotion of civic duties and tribal identity, and community service; and (3) leadership through role models, youth councils, training and national conferences, recognition programs, and partnering with youth organizations.

U. S. Conference of Mayors
The United States Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more, or about 1,100 cities, each represented by its mayor. The principal roles of the Conference of Mayors are to aid the development of effective national urban policy, strengthen Federal-city relationships, ensure that Federal policy meets urban needs, and provide mayors with leadership and management tools. Collectively, the members speak with a united voice on matters pertaining to organizational policies and goals. Individually, each member mayor contributes to development of national urban policy through service on the organization's standing committees. Members are also organized into task forces to examine and act on issues that demand special attention, such as AIDS, "brownfields" (abandoned industrial sites), and hunger and homelessness.