The 2019 Kamiah School District PRIDE Survey revealed improvement in social norms around youth alcohol usage in Kamiah youth 6th-12th grade: Youth perception of wrongness has grown from 77% to 88% since 2017; Youth measure of friend disapproval has grown from 79% to 83%; and Youth measure of parental disapproval has grown from 89% to 94%. Additionally, youth reporting drinking at home has been reduced from 21% to 14% and youth drinking at a friend’s home is reduced 23% to 13%.
We are encouraged by these findings, however there is still work to be done, UYLC was awarded a grant from the Idaho State Liquor Division to continue our work on underage drinking.
