Among the cornucopia of various helpful resources on the website, there are research and results from various scientific studies that have been conducted on the issue of alcoholism, information about community awareness programs used to educate parents on the real threat of the issue as well as ways to deal with it, and action plans designed to help parents intervene and treat the problem of alcohol abuse with their teens. The organization summarizes their efforts saying, "By bringing together renowned scientists, parent experts and communications professionals, we not only translate current research on teen behavior, addiction and treatment into easy to understand, actionable resources at drugfree.org, but we offer hope and help to the parents of the 11 million teens and young adults who need help with drugs and alcohol" (About Us).
In addition to the online web resources, The Partnership has partnered with various sponsors and supporters such as A&E, Yahoo, Comcast, and even Hershey's. With this backup of supporters, the Partnership is able to train over 1500 professionals all over the country so that they may work daily in their communities with local leaders in schools and neighborhood organizations to better educate both teens and the parents of teens on the issue.
The Partnership has always been ahead of its time and the groundbreakers in effectively using new technology and different strategies to reach the waiting ears of teens in need. Starting in 1986, the Partnership at DrugFree.org, then called The Partnership for a Drug Free America, became the first nonprofit organization to use advertisement as a way of impressing the dangers of drugs onto teens. Fourteen short years later, Jim Burke, the chairman of The Partnership, was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton for his efforts in teenage drug and alcohol abuse awareness. Continuing on and paving the way as a renowned non profit organization, The Partnership revised its original name in 2010 to its current stature and now it has become a national nonprofit group whose online resources provide both the answers and support to parents dealing with a teen with an alcohol abuse addiction. In the terms of today's teens, The Partnership at DrugFree.org knows what's up.
Works Cited:
"About Us | The Partnership at Drugfree.org." The Partnership at Drugfree.org | Support and Resources for Parents Dealing with Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2010. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.
"Brief History | The Partnership at Drugfree.org." The Partnership at Drugfree.org | Support and Resources for Parents Dealing with Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2010. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.
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