The
following technical assistance capabilities are available within CACHR: Analytic
Capability CACHR
has built a core group of data analysts who can provide statistical consulting
and rapid turn-around analysis to PIRE projects and sites, and to states and communities.
Similarly, CACHR has the capability to access and analyze national (e.g. MTF,
NHSDA) and local data sets in order to answer important policy-related questions
raised by other PIRE centers such as the Policy and Technical Assistance Center
(PTAC), in response to requests from other agencies, or in response to a need
to inform policy makers. CACHR personnel are further developing this capacity
and have provided such analyses heretofore. For example, CACHR personnel have
produced reports for NCAP and PTAC based on national and local data. These reports
have addressed issues such as (a) the relation(ship) between adolescent binge
drinking, alcohol consumption, and alcohol problems; and (b) perceived risks and
adolescent drinking. Training CACHR
will provide the training and supervision necessary to allow states and local
communities to implement valid data collection and evaluation procedures in support
of prevention efforts, CACHR personnnel have already participated in producing
technical assistance materials for use in local communities in conjunction with
the OJJDP enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program. These products have focused
on data collection including the Guide
to Conducting Alcohol Purchase Surveys and the Guide
to Conducting Youth Surveys. In addition, CACHR personnel have been directly
involved in providing technical assistance training in conjunction with PTAC and
the OJJDP project. These training activities have focused on how to conduct youth
surveys and outlet purchase surveys, and have been provided through teleconferencing
and face-to-face training sessions. Practice
Guidelines CACHR
has already begun the development and dissemination of science-based best practices
guidelines. In collaboration with PTAC, one such guideline for the prevention
of sales of alcohol to minors has been produced, the Guide to Responsible Alcohol
Sales: Off-Premise Clerk, Licensee, and Manager Training. The
following are links to publications available from the Underage Drinking Enforcement
Training Center in conjunction with various national agencies: The
Guide to Conducting Alcohol Purchase Surveys
The
Guide provides information about one important tool for combating underage drinking:
the alcohol purchase survey. These surveys involve sending minors or young-looking
adults into stores to purchase alcohol. In this way, law enforcement agencies
and community members can find out who is selling alcoholic beverages to our children
.www.udetc.org/documents/purchase.pdf Drinking
in America: Myths, Realities, and Prevention Policy
This
report provides a more realistic picture of who drinks, how much, and how often.
It compares the drinking patterns of adults to those of people under age 21. It
then analyzes the implications of these drinking patterns for alcohol policy.
www.udetc.org/documents/Drinking_in_America.pdf Guide
to Conducting Youth Surveys
The Guide provides step-by-step information
on how States or communities can conduct surveys of youth to determine levels
of alcohol use, sources of alcohol, expectations about alcohol use, and perceptions
of community norms.
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