Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role models and other strategies can help them say "No March 5, 2009 as become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide.
To provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.
Information Dissemination and Access to Local Communities
With thousands of chapters nationwide and a strong network of state coordinators and school-based advisors, SADD is uniquely positioned to help young people with the growing threats to their health, happiness, and safety. Through their campaigns and activities, SADD chapters influence millions of people in schools, families, local community organizations, businesses, law enforcement agencies, and the media. As an active, established youth program, SADD reaches into more schools and touches more young people for longer periods of time than does any other program.
Integration of Prevention Principles
In this era of science-based prevention and increased accountability, SADD is continuously strengthening and documenting the effectiveness of its activities and programming. Its strong name recognition and expansive chapter base put SADD at an unparalleled advantage to take a leadership role in implementing model prevention practices in local communities across the country.Much of the research literature available about effective prevention programming details a framework of science-based principles that SADD embraces. One of the foremost principles of prevention consistently cited is positive youth development, the very essence of SADD. Through SADD chapters, young people of all ages and backgrounds become skilled, educated agents for youth initiatives developed by local, state, and national organizations working to promote youth safety and health. SADD students are valued as contributing members of their communities. Using the array of resources available in their cities and states, SADD students seek out and connect their school communities to information, ideas, educational materials and funding, training, and program opportunity.
For more information visit the SADD national website.
http://www.sadd.org
Last updated
March 5, 2009
By: Luis Mesteth
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