Missouri SADD Monday Memo

BRAKES, a free teen advanced driver training, is coming back to Missouri! Please see the link below for more BRAKES information. The trainings are listed on the BRAKES registration website at https://putonthebrakes.org/shop. Registration for the St. Louis training opens on  5/03/22.  Registration for the Jefferson City training opens on 05/24/22.  The training is free, but a $99.00 refundable deposit is required.

The summer months are some of the best times to work with your students leaders to plan for the year ahead. The summer is also one of the most dangerous times for youth. Late night parties, driving in the dark or in cars with too many youth, and exposure to illegal substances are more prevalent.

Consider meeting with your student leaders once or twice over the summer to stay up to date on what is happening and to develop a Program of Work with your students. A Program of Work, or POW, maps out the who, what, when, where, and why of your plan for the upcoming school year. Missouri SADD will be releasing a guide to building a POW over the coming weeks for your use this summer.

A message from the Truth Initiative

Tobacco companies are increasingly advertising their products online and through social media, a space that is not as tightly regulated as print and TV ads and marked by the rise of influencers and paid content that is hard to distinguish from organic content. The rising popularity of online marketing of e-cigarettes warrants greater surveillance and regulation of online advertising practices to ensure that youth are not being exposed to ads for nicotine-containing products.