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Sexual Assault and Alcohol: What the Research Evidence Tells Us
This resource highlights the importance of reducing alcohol use among college students as one component of a multi-faceted approach to preventing sexual assault on college campuses.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: An Evidence Brief
Research studies have found that about half of sexual assaults on college campuses involve a situation in which the perpetrator, the survivor or both were consuming alcohol prior to the assault.
Promising Social Host Law
On Oct. 16th, the Baltimore County social host ordinance was featured on the front page of the Baltimore Sun, “Law lessens unruly parties”.
What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking
The purpose of this brochure is to highlight practical information from A Call to Action that parents can use in choosing a college for their son or daughter, and to help parents better understand campus culture.
Safety Tips for Parents
Spring Break is just around the corner and is a time when college students may be at particularly high risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems.
Powdered Alcohol Ban
During the 2016 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on the sale of powdered alcohol. That ban was made permanent in 2018.
Study: Combatting College Drinking – Involve Community
The Safer California University Program, a multi-campus alcohol prevention study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
USA Today – Frostburg State University Model Among Universities
USA Today features Frostburg State University as a model among institutes of higher education for its efforts to curb college drinking in its story “Campus drinking: How a party school sobered up.”
Baltimore Bar Frequented by College Students Closed by Liquor Board for Serving Minors
The Baltimore City Liquor Board voted 3-0 last Thursday to suspend the license of Craig’s/Favorites Pub, a bar that was reportedly popular among students at Loyola University Maryland and Towson University.
Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know
The teen years are a time of rapid growth, exploration, and risk taking. Taking risks provides young people the opportunity to test their skills and abilities and discover who they are.
Getting High-Risk Students Help
The Maryland Collaborative supports universal screening in traditional settings, such as health or counseling centers, and possibly other touchpoints.
Media Takes Notice of Efforts to Curb College Drinking
A list of resource links.
Engaging Academic Assistance
Research shows that excessive drinking and substance use during colleges can increase risk for academic performance problems, including lower grades, lower academic engagement and delayed graduation.
Providing Alcohol to Youth: What Messages Should We Be Sending Parents?
Parental allowance/supervision, while drinking and parental supply is generally associated with increased adolescent alcohol use,
Join Us in Celebrating a Legislative Victory
We joined our forces and our voices to ask the Maryland General Assembly to ban the sale of grain alcohol in Maryland, and they listened. Now it’s time to celebrate.
Dartmouth College President: School’s ‘Promise is Being Hijacked by Extreme Behavior’
Ivy League school’s promise “is being hijacked by extreme behavior, masked by its perpetrators as acceptable fun.”
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Sexual Assault and Alcohol: What the Research Evidence Tells Us
This resource highlights the importance of reducing alcohol use among college students as one component of a multi-faceted approach to preventing sexual assault on college campuses.
Sexual Assault and Alcohol: An Evidence Brief
Research studies have found that about half of sexual assaults on college campuses involve a situation in which the perpetrator, the survivor or both were consuming alcohol prior to the assault.
Promising Social Host Law
On Oct. 16th, the Baltimore County social host ordinance was featured on the front page of the Baltimore Sun, “Law lessens unruly parties”.
What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking
The purpose of this brochure is to highlight practical information from A Call to Action that parents can use in choosing a college for their son or daughter, and to help parents better understand campus culture.
Safety Tips for Parents
Spring Break is just around the corner and is a time when college students may be at particularly high risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems.
Powdered Alcohol Ban
During the 2016 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on the sale of powdered alcohol. That ban was made permanent in 2018.
Study: Combatting College Drinking – Involve Community
The Safer California University Program, a multi-campus alcohol prevention study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
USA Today – Frostburg State University Model Among Universities
USA Today features Frostburg State University as a model among institutes of higher education for its efforts to curb college drinking in its story “Campus drinking: How a party school sobered up.”
Baltimore Bar Frequented by College Students Closed by Liquor Board for Serving Minors
The Baltimore City Liquor Board voted 3-0 last Thursday to suspend the license of Craig’s/Favorites Pub, a bar that was reportedly popular among students at Loyola University Maryland and Towson University.
Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know
The teen years are a time of rapid growth, exploration, and risk taking. Taking risks provides young people the opportunity to test their skills and abilities and discover who they are.
Getting High-Risk Students Help
The Maryland Collaborative supports universal screening in traditional settings, such as health or counseling centers, and possibly other touchpoints.
Media Takes Notice of Efforts to Curb College Drinking
A list of resource links.
Engaging Academic Assistance
Research shows that excessive drinking and substance use during colleges can increase risk for academic performance problems, including lower grades, lower academic engagement and delayed graduation.
Providing Alcohol to Youth: What Messages Should We Be Sending Parents?
Parental allowance/supervision, while drinking and parental supply is generally associated with increased adolescent alcohol use,
Join Us in Celebrating a Legislative Victory
We joined our forces and our voices to ask the Maryland General Assembly to ban the sale of grain alcohol in Maryland, and they listened. Now it’s time to celebrate.
Dartmouth College President: School’s ‘Promise is Being Hijacked by Extreme Behavior’
Ivy League school’s promise “is being hijacked by extreme behavior, masked by its perpetrators as acceptable fun.”