Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. •
Recent News
Campaign targets teen drinking; parent awareness
January 02, 2012 1:00 pm
Parents need to wake up and smell the alcohol, experts say in a new campaign alerting them to the signs their children may be getting "trashed."Read More
Uintah Basin garbage trucks carry anti-drinking ads
November 29, 2011 11:17 am
Getting trashed.
It’s slang for getting drunk.
But it has taken on a new meaning in Duchesne and Uintah counties, where a popular ad campaign to end underage drinking has hit the streets.Read More
Eastern Utah garbage trucks sporting ads for anti-underage drinking campaign
November 29, 2011 10:00 am
ROOSEVELT, Utah — Garbage trucks in eastern Utah are urging parents to keep their kids from getting "trashed" in a new ad campaign against underage drinking.Read More
Messages to Parents Rolling out for Springville Parents
November 25, 2011 10:06 am
The three trucks will act as mobile billboards with the messages: "Prevent Underage Drinking. The brain you save might be your kid's," "No underage drinking. Trust us, you're going to need this," and "No underage drinking. A healthy brain comes in handy."Read More
ParentsEmpowered Newspaper Insert
October 19, 2011 4:00 pm
Click on the link below to view the latest newspaper insert about underage drinking prevention, produced in partnership with the Desert News and Salt Lake Tribune. Read More
Utah's first lady encourages families to share meals together
September 26, 2011 11:16 am
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's first lady, Jeanette Herbert, urged her fellow Utahns to take part in National Family Day Monday by eating dinner with their families.Read More
Family Dinners Linked to Less Risky Behavior in Teens
September 25, 2011 11:01 am
Family meals are getting another big thumbs-up today, this time thanks to a new study examining the link between dinnertime and lower rates of risky behavior in teenagers. Read More
National Family Day Highlights Advantages of Dinner Together as a Family
September 24, 2011 10:00 am
First Lady Jeanette Herbert, Utah’s honorary chair of Family Day, will invite Utah families to join other families across the country to participate in Family Day. She will kick off Family Day at Dan’s Market in Olympus Hills Shopping CenterRead More
New garbage truck ads aim to prevent underage drinking
May 18, 2011 5:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The next time your trash is picked up, you may notice the garbage truck has a new look. They're mobile billboards carrying messages to parents.Read More
S.L. garbage trucks warn of underage drinking dangers
May 18, 2011 1:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY — Scientific research has shown that alcohol affects teenagers' still developing brains differently from adult brains and may harm that development.Read More
Upcoming Events
Archived Events
National Family Day Highlights Advantages of Dinner Together
September 26, 2011
“What kids really want for dinner is time with their family” says Utah’s First Lady Jeanette Herbert, in celebration of National Family Day, September 26, 2011.Read More
2011 Fall Conference
September 21, 2011
The organizers of the Utah Fall Conference are excited to invite you to St. George, UT, this year to learn new information, network with others in the field, receive continuing education hours for your licensure and enjoy the beauty of Utah's Dixie in the fall!Read More
Northwest Alcohol Conference and ParentsEmpowered
July 29, 2010
The third annual alcohol and substance abuse conference held at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah, has invited ParentsEmpowered to present the dangerous effects of underage drinking and the proven skills to prevent it. Read More
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