Youth Alcohol Consumption Very Disturbing

38% of Auglaize County youth and 34% of Allen County youth had at least one drink in the past 30 days and 69% had five or more drinks on that occasion according to Auglaize and Allen County Health Assessments recently released.

What is most disturbing are these facts about youth and drinking:

• 2 x's more likely to be in a fight
• 2 x's more likely to contemplate suicide
• 3 x's more likely to have had sexual intercourse
• 5 x's more likely to have used marijuana

Our young people are literally killing themselves and permanently damaging themselves.

A Glimmer of Hope

Last year Family Resource Centers touched the lives of over 3000 youth in programs targetted to school age children that aim to prevent alcohol and drug use, identify youth thinking about commiting suicide, and offer help to families to provide the care and nurturing environments children need to thrive.

More Hope

Last year Family resource Centers also worked with over 400 families with children under the age of 5 - intervening earlier creates a better chance that these families and children will thrive.

Our Choice

We can either help families, children and youth now when it will make the most difference or watch as families break apart, our youth damage and kill themselves and our future hope becomes bleak.

Please stand with us as we advocate for our families. The Governor's budget was wrong and if we don't speak up we have only ourselves to blame.

Treatment Works

Don't wait to get the help you deserve so that you can lead the life you were meant to live - Call 1-800-567-4673.

Mike Schoenhofer