NCJ Number
189361
Journal
Prevention File Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Dated: Spring 2001 Pages: 2-5
Editor(s)
Barbara E. Ryan
Date Published
2001
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the composition, structure, and activities of San Diego's Community-Collegiate Alcohol Prevention Partnership (C-CAPP), a coalition of community and college campus representatives committed to countering high-risk drinking and other alcohol-related problems among college students.
Abstract
C-CAPP, which is composed of 110 community members, serves all 140,000 college students in the San Diego region. According to C-CAPP's program coordinator, the key to the coalition's success is the diversity of its membership. It includes people from local police departments, State law enforcement organizations, regulatory agencies, community groups, prevention service providers, and businesses, including bar and restaurant owners whose customers include college students. All nine major campuses in San Diego County are represented, often by health service personnel, campus police, and students. C-CAPP's many programs for preventing alcohol-related problems are based on scientific data provided by alcohol researchers. The research informs the prevention efforts. Based on information provided by researchers, C-CAPP has formed several task forces that work to achieve changes in the environment that help change irresponsible drinking behaviors. One of the task forces, named the College Bar Task Force, has encouraged the bar owners in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego to enter into a community covenant that lists standards for alcohol service. Among other standards, the covenant includes a promise not to sell drinks for less than two dollars each. Another coalition task force is the Safe and Responsible Private Party Task Force, which conducts various activities to ensure that student parties do not promote abusive alcohol use.