April 2008 has been proclaimed Parents Who Host, Lose the Most Month by the Fairfax County School Board and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in support of a countywide initiative that aims to reduce underage drinking as prom and graduation season approaches. Press Release (05/05/09) Fairfax Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking (CIRUD) >

Don’t be a party to teenage drinking. It’s against the law. Play > Parents Who Host Lose the Most Interview with Diane Eckert, Safe and Drug Free Youth and Tim Thomas, Westfield HS. Play >

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Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Fact Card
Translated versions of Fact Card: Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | Spanish | Korean |Urdu | Vietnamese

Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Poster
Translated versions of Fact Card:
Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | Korean |Spanish | Urdu | Vietnamese

Initial Press Release of 2007 and Proclamation: Resolution Supporting Countywide Initiative to Reduce Underaged Drinking

Letter to Parents
Translated versions of Letter to Parents:
Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | Korean | Spanish | Urdu | Vietnamese

Additional resources:

Drug-Free Action Alliance web site

Health and Human Services:
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

Article from Drug-Free Action Alliance:
Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don't be a party to teenage drinking

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