A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges 
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
This comprehensive report summarizes the results and recommendations of the 3-year NIAAA Task Force on College Drinking. The Task Force was comprised of college and university presidents, researchers specializing in college alcohol use, and selected students. The report contains information on the consequences of excessive and underage college drinking, recommendations for possible interventions, and suggested areas for future research.

A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free 
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Some parents believe that it’s safer for their teens to drink at home than to drink anywhere else. Other adults, including some parents, mistakenly think that underage drinking is part of growing up. They may view it as a rite of passage—one that often follows a teen’s high school graduation instead of his 21st birthday. But new social host liability laws in States across the country are changing parents’ minds as the responsibility for underage drinking moves from teens who consume alcohol to parents who provide it to teens.The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have designed this guide to assist parents in talking with thier teens about these issues.

Community How To Guides On Underage Drinking 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
These Community How To Guides address fundamental components of planning and implementing a comprehensive underage drinking prevention program. The guides are designed to be brief, easy to read, and easy to use. Each guide contains a resource section to assist readers in obtaining additional and detailed information about the topics covered in that guide. The appendices include useful tools for each topic area that provide coalitions and organizations with a jump-start in their planning and implementation activities.

Family Resource Guide: Talk with Your 
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Your fifth grader is trying on new clothes, new friends, and new behaviors. Could alcohol be involved in those new behaviors? About 10.9 million youth ages 12-20 are underage drinkers, so fifth grade is not too early to start talking with your child about underage alcohol use. Starting a dialogue about underage alcohol use isn't easy, but this publication can help you and your fifth grader get started.

Life’s First Great Crossroad: Tweens Make Choices That Affect Their Lives Forever 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
We are all too familiar with today’s portrayal of teenagers—rebellious, difficult, and driven by peer pressure. However, what we don’t see is that kids often start making good or bad choices before their teen years. Often referred to as the tween years, children between 9–13 years of age (grades 4–8) are straddling the fence between childhood and choice. On the one hand, they are beginning to branch out in their lives, looking to new horizons and taking on new responsibilities. Yet, as children, they still look to their parents for guidance about what is right and what is wrong; they still longingly seek approval and support from the adults who surround them. Tweens are facing life’s first great crossroad: the decisions they make today will last a lifetime. If we reach them now, we can help them grow into healthier adults.

Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol 
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
This guide is geared to parents and guardians of young people ages 10 to 14. Keep in mind that the suggestions offered in the guide are just that—suggestions. Trust your instincts. Choose ideas you are comfortable with, and use your own style in carrying out the approaches you find useful. Your child looks to you for guidance and support in making life decisions—including the decision not to use alcohol.