Michigan Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (MCRUD)
The goal of MCRUD is to develop and provide support to statewide coalitions and community groups working to address the issue of underage alcohol use. As of 2007, there are twenty-one local groups throughout the state that identify themselves as "Regional MCRUD Coalitions."
MCRUD is a program of Prevention Network (PN), based in Lansing, Michigan. It is administered by Prevention Network, Inc., with funding provided by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Michigan Bureau of Substance Abuse & Addiction Services (BSAAS), and the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP).
Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking Prevention
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Video Greeting to Town Hall Meeting participants from Janet Olszewski, Director, Michigan Department of Community Health and Colonel Peter Munoz, Director, Michigan State Police.
During the months of March and April 2010, almost 100 communities across Michigan joined a nationwide effort to host Town Hall Meetings in response to The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking. See www.stopalcoholabuse.gov for information about events held in Michigan.
Through BSAAS various Michigan specific resources have been compiled in conjunction with the Childhood and Underage Drinking Workgroup of the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) Advisory Committee, as well as Prevention Network (PN), and the Michigan Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (MCRUD). These resources, available at www.mcrud.org, include ideas to increase attendance at your Town Hall Meeting through lessons learned from past hosts, potential talking points that can be used as part of your comments, Alcohol Awareness Month resources that include Michigan specific data, and information on parenting issues.
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