The Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation views the issue of childhood drinking as a significant public health issue. Therefore, we strive to engage all levels of society (national, state, and local) and all sectors of the community (parents, educators, community members, elected officials, doctors and judges, etc) working together to keep children from drinking alcohol.
Our Vision:
Childhood drinking is a national priority.
Our Mission:
Support the efforts of the Governors’ spouses, in their states and nationally, to prevent and reduce childhood drinking, especially among youth, 9-15 years old.
Our Goals:
Prompt national, state and local action to reduce or eliminate childhood drinking by:
- Increasing the perception of harm and social disapproval of childhood drinking.
- Initiating and sustaining national conversation on childhood drinking.
- Educating the public about the incidence and impact of early alcohol use by children between 9 and 15 years of age
- Energinzing the public to address these issues within their families, schools and communities in a sustained way that seeks to elicit change.
- Focusing the attention of state and national policymakers and opinion leaders on the seriousness of the early onset of alcohol
Our Objectives:
- To promote the 2007 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent or Reduce Underage Drinking in all 50 states.
- To convene an annual Leadership education seminar
- To disseminate timely information on underage drinking.
- To prompt and support local conversations on underage drinking prevention.
2008 Accomplishments:
- The Leadership Organized five state visits for the US Surgeon General's Office to promote the Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce underage Drinking through a grant from SAMHSA and have scheduled more for early 2009. This will bring the total of states the Surgeon General has visted to promote the Call to Action to fourteen. The Leadership will continue to work with the new administration on this effort.
- Through the generosity of Motorola, P&G, and PRIDE Surveys, the Leadership gave stipends for 25 Town Hall Meetings across the country to focus community attention on underage drinking. Through a Scaife Foundation grant, a contat with NIAAA and our own resources, the Leadership has continued website development by adding new features and also continued the dissemination of the Weekly Update.
- Through the auspices of NIAAA and SAMHSA, the Leadership promoted the pediatrician education pgram called the 6Gs, which is intended to facilitate assessment of alcohol problems in young patient.
- Through the auspices of NIAAA and SAMHSA, the Leadership hosted the Leadership members for a Prevention Day Seminary at the annual CADCA conference.
- The Leadership has registered with the Power Philanthropy website, which islike a "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval." People can donate through this site or through our website at http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org.
