New Campaign Targets Health and Safety Issues for Teens.

New Campaign Targets Health and Safety Issues for Teens. Beginning this fall, a new public service campaign will address theissues of underage drinking, prevention of school violence, illegalsubstance abuse and mental health awareness. The "Coalition to Empower Teens" is a partnership ofMothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk (MADD MADDMothers Against Drunk Drivers Public health An organization that advocates stricter legislation against DUI and underage drinking, and provides support services for victims of DUI collisions. See DUI. ), the Partnership for a Drug-FreeAmerica (PDFA PDFA Partnership for A Drug-Free AmericaPDFA Praseodymium Doped Fiber AmplifierPDFA Pennsylvania Deer Farmers AssociationPDFA Pensacola Dog Fanciers Association, Inc. (Milton, FL, USA)), the National Association of Secondary School Principals The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is a United States educational advocacy organization consisting of secondary school principals. To promote excellence among middle school and high school students, NASSP founded and still sponsors the National Honor (NASSP NASSP National Association of Secondary School PrincipalsNASSP North American Society of Social Philosophy ), the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (NMHAC) andChannel One Network. The campaign will focus its efforts on three key areas: * using the classroom as a venue for direct exposure to publicservice announcements and in interactive prevention-related activities; * working closely with teens to develop messages and materials thatare convincing and effective for changing behaviors; and * capitalizing on the reach and impact of Channel One to involvestudents directly in the campaign. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the members of the partnership, this will be thelargest ever in-school public service campaign to reach secondary schoolstudents with critical prevention information about the health andsafety issues that affect them the most. Channel One Network hascommitted 10 percent of its advertising time to these public serviceannouncements. The campaign also hopes to get teens more involved inaddressing the solutions to these problems through interactiveactivities such as community forums, Web chats and teleconferences. For more information, visit www.ChannelOneTeacher.com.