Community:

• Place underage alcohol use on agendas for PTA, local government, faith group and service clubs.
• Write letters to the editors of newspapers. Ask them to print articles about the dangers of early alcohol use.
• Contact officials at local and state levels to inform them about the problem and what can be done to solve it.
• Increase support for consistent enforcement of existing underage drinking laws in your community.
• Encourage your schools to adopt constructive alcohol policies and prevention programs.
• Talk to teachers, counselors, school administrators and school board members to make sure that school prevention programs put equal emphasis on alcohol and illicit drug use.
• Involve young people in your community’s existing prevention efforts.
• Support recreational alternatives to drinking and provide alcohol-free events for young people.
  
• Encourage parents to learn about their responsibilities regarding alcohol access and serving alcohol to kids in their homes.
  
• Talk to your children about the dangers of early alcohol use.
• Encourage friends and neighbors to talk to their children.
• Ask your health care provider to discuss alcohol use with your children.