---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: information@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx < information@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, May 6, 2014 at 10:44 AM Subject: SAMHSA invites you to the webinar Social Host Policies From Theory to Practice To: bslater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on May 19, from 2:00–3:15 p.m. EDT, for the free webinar *Social Host Policies From Theory to Practice*. Learn from the experience of national, state, and community-based underage drinking prevention experts about how your organization might develop, promote passage of, and encourage public compliance with effective social host legislation. The effectiveness of state laws and local ordinances will be discussed, as well as challenges to their passage and enforcement. A question-and-answer session will be included. Speakers for the webinar are: - Michael Sparks, M.S., Alcohol Policy Specialist and President of SparksInitiatives; - Jim Kooler, Ph.D., Administrator, California Friday Night Live Partnership; and - Carol Mullen, Coordinator, Carroll County (Maryland) Coalition Against Underage Drinking and the Maryland Strategic Prevention Framework grant. For more information about this webinar or the speakers and to register for the webinar, visit: https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhallmeetings/whatsnew/webinar_socialhosting.aspx SAMHSA is conducting this webinar as part of National Prevention Week<http://beta.samhsa.gov/prevention-week>, which is from May 18 to 24, 2014. The observance is distinguished by its daily health themes. The health theme for May 19, 2014, is prevention of underage drinking. Please contact us at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you have any questions about the webinar.