Our Stories: The Underage Drinking Problem in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff

Watch this clip from the powerful "Our Stories" video created for parents by the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition.

Want more information about underage drinking in our community? Need help getting the conversation going? Order the 17 minute DVD and parent handbook by clicking on this link!

 

Welcome to the New Site

We are working on this new website to create a useful new resource for parents and youth in the community.  Included is the most up-to-date information about alcohol use by youth and the risks it poses to kids and to others, plus tips on talking to kids about drinking, and more!


We encourage you to make suggestions!

 

What is the Coalition all about?

What is the Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition all about?
This coalition was formed by a group of community members who are concerned about the high level of alcohol use by Lake Forest/Lake Bluff teens. Now over 100 people are involved in the project to reduce this level of use.

The chart below shows the results of 2006 surveys of local 10th and 12th graders; the students’ admitted using alcohol at levels that are significantly higher than national or regional figures.



Please see About Us and Local Statistics for more information.

Take This Opportunity to Learn More! 

We encourage parents and teens to learn more about the risks of underage drinking. New scientific studies and even the US Surgeon General have concluded that the epidemic of teen drinking is damaging to many youth.

You can join the effort to change the culture in our community in several ways:

• Speak up within your family and among your friends about the issue of alcohol use by children!
• Join the coalition itself and work on the campaign to reduce underage drinking. Email us to join.
• Sign the SpeakUP! Petition, which indicates your support for the effort, your interest in speaking up about the problem, and your willingness to get an email newsletter with valuable information on the issue of youth and alcohol use. See our section "How to Get Involved" for more information.
  
• Host a coffee in your home, with your friends or neighbors, and have a Coalition facilitator lead a frank discussion about the challenges of raising kids today. Email us if you would be willing.
• Help support the effort to reduce alcohol consumption by youth by making a tax deductible donation to the coalition.