1. Preventing Drunk Driving in Adolescents Zane Mehl

2. Introduction to DriveSafe Whatcom Who is DriveSafe?  Goal What does DriveSafe do?  Treatment  Prevention  Legislative Action

3. Problem Statement Drunk driving is a serious issue. Adolescents in Whatcom county engage in drunk driving at significantly higher rates than the state average. Drunk driving is a difficult issue to address.

4. Outputs Prevention and Treatment School drunk driving awareness program Adolescent offender education program Outputs Legislative Promote legal change in adolescent licensing and zero tolerance alcohol limits Checkpoint information program

5. Outcomes School drunk driving awareness program-Increased awareness of terms and definitions about alcohol among Whatcom 10 th and 12 th grade student population as measured by a pretest post-test with 80% accuracy by December 2011. Adolescent offender education program- Prevent recidivism amongst 10 th and 12 th grade students from Whatcom county who were caught drinking and driving as measured by less then 10% of program graduates either returning or committing another act of drunk driving. Promote legal change in adolescent licensing and zero tolerance alcohol limits- Legislation is passed that adopts zero tolerance and stricter hours for graduated licenses in Washington State by the end of 2012.

6. Outcomes (cont.) Checkpoint information program Short term: Raise awareness about benefits of checkpoint programs among police and legislators, as measured by anonymous opinion polls after presentations. Medium: Create positive attitudes about checkpoint programs among general populous as measured by opinion polls. Long: Put to vote referendum to change state constitution allowing exemption for checkpoints by 2013, success will be measured by passage of bill.

7. Evaluation School awareness program- will be measured by students participating in the program taking a post-test focusing on awareness of terminology, definitions and risk management. Adolescent offender education program- Will be measured by the percentage of program graduates who avoid second offenses. Promote legal change in adolescent licensing and zero tolerance alcohol limits- Will be evaluated by whether Washington State adopts zero tolerance and/or stricter hours for graduated licenses by the end of 2012. Change legislation to enable checkpoint system- Will be measured by opinion polls as well as passage of proposed legislation.

8. Conclusion Tested methods Sustainable Addresses a serious problem The time is now!

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