Parents Who Host, Lose the Most
Program Description
The Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don’t be a party to teenage drinking public awareness campaign was developed by Drug-Free Action Alliance based in Ohio in 2000. The campaign objectives are to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen house parties and to increase awareness of and compliance with the state underage drinking Laws.
Since the campaign began it has been requested for replication in all 50 states, Canada, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. In 2001, the campaign recieved the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's Promising Prevention Program Award.
Ohio campaign a success!
Since the campaign began in 2000, an independent evaluation by the Miami University, Applied Research Center has been conducted through a targeted phone survey of households in Franklin County with a parent and a teen between the ages of 13-18. The survey seeks to determine the attitudes and perceptions of respondents regarding teen alcohol use and specifically adult provision of alcohol to teens. There have been observable changes in attitudes and behaviors related to underage drinking. The comparative data from 2001 to 2008 phone surveys indicated the following changes.
- There was a 30% decrease among youth respondents from 2001 to 2008 who indicated that they know of parents who host parties where alcohol is available or served to teens.
- There was a 22% decrease among parent respondents from 2001 to 2008 who indicated that they know of other parents who host parties where alcohol is available or served to teens.
- There was a 32% increase among youth respondents from 2001 to 2008 who indicated that the campaign information led to a discussion between themselves and their parent about underage drinking.
- There was a 41% decrease among youth respondents from 2001 to 2008 who indicated that they had attended a party in the last two months where alcohol was served to youth.
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