Teen Drinking May Cause Irreversible Brain Damage

February 16, 2010 1:00 am

A recent study led by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, San Diego compared the brain scans of teens who drink heavily with the scans of teens who don't.Read More

ParentsEmpowered Awarded 2009 Governor's Award

December 15, 2009 1:00 pm

Presentation of 2009 USAAV Governor’s Awards Each year, the USAAV Council honors individuals, organizations and programs that have made outstanding contributions to Utah’s efforts to eliminate substance abuse and violence. Read More

Garbage trucks to trash teen drinking

December 01, 2009 5:02 pm

A fleet of 75 garbage trucks plastered with messages that underage drinking is well, garbage, was unveiled Tuesday by local government officials and a parents' advocacy group hoping to mobilize communities to eliminate it.Read More

Salt Lake mayors dispatch critical message on garbage trucks

December 01, 2009 3:03 pm

SALT LAKE COUNTY -- People across Salt Lake County will start to see new messages aimed at underage drinking, delivered right on their streets. Garbage trucks roll through all of our residential neighborhoods once a week. So, the mayors of Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City decided to "go to the curb" to call attention to the dangers of underage drinking.Read More

Garbage Trucks Discourage Teen Drinking

December 01, 2009 1:00 pm

Three large fleets of garbage trucks carrying mobile billboards displaying underage drinking messages are now rolling down Utah streets. Read More

Drug Education in December

November 30, 2009 4:00 pm

For the seventeenth consecutive year, a representative from FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency) will be visiting Rowland Hall’s Middle and Upper Schools. FCD is a non-profit organization based in Needham, Massachusetts that provides alcohol, tobacco, and other drug information to schools and colleges in the United States and abroad.Read More

State kicks off 4th year of campaign to prevent underage drinking

October 23, 2009 12:00 am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Representatives from several state agencies met today to discuss the fourth year of the Parents Empowered campaign. It encourages parents to talk to their children about underage drinking. Read More

Parents Empowered Press Conference

October 22, 2009 10:00 am

President Michael Waddoups and Senator Peter Knudson spoke at a press conference highlighting the success of the Parents Empowered program in curbing underage drinking.Read More

ParentsEmpowered on KSL Studio Five

July 09, 2009 12:00 pm

ParentsEmpowered and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) partner to share new tools and resources to help parents fight underage drinking.Read More

ParentsEmpowered.org Featured on Good Things Utah

May 25, 2009 7:18 pm

Utah's Attorney General Mark Shurtleff joins ABC4 Good Things Utah to discuss Utah's campaign to eliminate underage drinking.Read More

3rd ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

March 12, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the Utah Grizzles and the fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More

4th ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

March 13, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the Utah Grizzles and the fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More

5th ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

March 26, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the Utah Grizzles and the fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More

6th ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

March 27, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the Utah Grizzles and the fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More

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2nd ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

February 20, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the 2nd Utah Grizzles game to fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More

Girl Scouts host: Alcohol and the Teenage Brain Seminar

February 20, 2010

The information at this presentation will help teens become aware of the effects alcohol has on the underage brain. All Girl Scouts, Juniors to Ambassador Level and their mothers are invited to participate. Read More

ParentsEmpowered Sponsored Grizzle Hockey Game

January 30, 2010

ParentsEmpowered and the Utah Grizzles partner to prevent underage drinking. Come support the Utah Grizzles and the fight to eliminate underage drinking in Utah.Read More