Responsible Teens: Alcohol Education for High Schoolers is Responsibility.org’s high school underage drinking prevention program. The program offers resources for families and educators to help empower teens with the knowledge and skills to make responsible decisions about alcohol, including the decision not to drink.
Resources for Parents
Parents are the #1 influence on their kids’ (including teens!) decisions to drink—or not drink — alcohol. The conversations about choices, pressure, and responsibility grow and develop as kids mature into young adults. The Responsible Teens resources are a great place to find information to help you talk to your teens about alcohol, peer pressure, and how to stay safe.
Resources for High School Educators
Since high school is often the final opportunity for many students to receive formal instruction about alcohol and its effects, this collection of classroom resources is designed to keep high school students alcohol-free while establishing a foundation of positive decision-making skills that encourage responsible choices regarding alcohol throughout their lifetime.
Conversations about alcohol should start early and continue often.
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By modeling responsible behaviors, adults set a positive example.
Provide a framework to help your teen with good decision making and responsibility from day one. Here are some ways to demonstrate responsible alcohol consumption.