Introduction to Straight Up Ventura County
Straight Up is a youth development project that promotes social change regarding underage and binge drinking and impaired driving using improvisation and interactive performance and workshops with engaging discussion, exploration of issues, and the development of personal and community solutions to these problems.
Straight Up is a project of Ventura County Limits. Straight Up is made possible through funding from Ventura County Behavioral Health Department, Alcohol and Drug Programs.
Our Goal
Our goal is to create change in community norms — behaviors, attitudes, perceptions, policies and environments — that accept, allow and encourage underage and binge drinking and impaired driving among 12-25 year olds in Ventura County by
- providing opportunities for teens and young adults throughout Ventura County to take action and participate in environmental strategies to reduce underage and binge drinking and impaired driving, and
- providing communities, schools, youth, parents and youth leaders with information, skills and resources to address underage and binge drinking and impaired driving in Ventura County through environmental prevention strategies.
Environmental Prevention
Environmental prevention concentrates on changing those community conditions that increase the risk for underage and binge drinking. Environmental factors that influence underage drinking include:
- Community norms
- Access and availability
- Policies
- Enforcement
