HVCASA Focuses On Preventing Underage Drinking For Alcohol Awareness Month

Ridgefield Patch (Ridgefield, CT) April 7, 2011 "April is national Alcohol Awareness Month. It is timely because it helps us to prepare for prom, graduation season and summer break. The Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse is encouraging all twelve of its Local Prevention Councils -- serving Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Newtown, New Milford, Sherman, Ridgefield, Redding, New Fairfield, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Washington, Warren, Morris, Goshen, Litchfield, Kent, Sharon, Salisbury, Canaan, North Canaan, and Cornwall -- to join in the state-wide public awareness campaign known as 'Set The Rules CT'. Developed by the Office of Policy & Management, this campaign aims to reduce underage drinking by educating parents about Connecticut's Social Host Law and the impact of alcohol on the teen brain." Read More