June AC4C Roundtable

Items for the Roundtable are due to Jodee by the 20th of each month. The Roundtable will go out at the beginning of each month.

June 2016

From the Director's Desk...

A s we look at summer coming our way we need to pay special attention to the youth of our communities. We know from focus groups across the state th at this young adult, yet still classified as youth, can be a source of alcohol for the younger drinkers of our community.

In 2009, among current underage drinkers,

30.6% paid for the alcohol the last time they drank
8.8% purchased the alcohol themselves
21.6% gave money to someone else to purchase it.

Twelve- to fourteen-year-old binge drinkers consume 91% of the alcohol drunk by their age group. Ninety-four percent of the alcohol drunk by all 15- to 17-year-olds and 96% of the alcohol drunk by all 18- to 20-year-olds is consumed through binge drinking. More information can be found here .

Please join us at the June Retreat (registration link) where we will spend the time hearing about alcohol use concerns from our state experts, discuss trends and share current data. Your input is valuable as we work to collectively make a difference in Iowa.

~ Angie

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AC4C needs your help!

We would like to engage youth across the state to help us capture images and tell local stories . These photos will tell the story of what alcohol lo oks like in our communities across Iowa through the eyes of teenagers. We need

your help to:

1. Gather your youth, explain the project and go over the directions

2. Text them out one of the questions listed below and ask them to capture the answer by taking a picture and sending it to you.

3. Give the students 3 to 5 days to complete each question before sending out the next question

The link below provides a complete list of instructions for the activity. Upon completion, please have your students send the photos to Jodee at [email protected]

Any questions, please email [email protected]

Instructions for Activity

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Membership forms available on website

We are asking our new and current partners to please update the information on our membership forms. If you are a new member, please go to our website and click on this link to fill out the membership form. If you would like to update your current form or have any questions, please contact Jodee at [email protected]. Thanks for your assistance!

Coalition Resources

Brochures available for coalitions

It is important to get the general public up to speed on what we know regarding safety issues with marijuana and Rx drugs in particular. AC4C has worked with state partners to produce 10,000 brochures for statewide distribution. The funds were provided through a ODCP-JAG Diversion grant. and are available upon request. You can also download the links below to access these brochures.

Limited quantities can be mailed by emailing us at [email protected]

Marijuana brochure

Prescription Drug brochure

Upcomin g Training & Events

Check out the trainings on our partner sites:

Iowa Board of Certification

Training Resources

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC)

University of Iowa Center for Child Health Improvement & Innovation

Jackson Recovery

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AC4C retreat