| Type: | In the News |
| Status: | Live, 12/13/2006 |
| Article Title: | Cafe to Host Teens at Night in War on Drugs, Boredom |
| WestEd Title: | WestEd's California Healthy Kids Survey Inspires Councilwoman to Act |
| URL: | http://www.marinij.com/fastsearchresults/ci_4835440 |
| Source: | Marin Independent Journal |
| Pub Date: | December 13, 2006 |
| Sort Date: | 12/13/2006 |
| Date Posted: | 12/13/2006 |
| Reporter: | Whitaker, Ted |
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| Image URL Link: | http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/chks_home.html |
| Summary: WestEd's California Healthy Kids Survey revealed that Marin County adolescents have a high rate of alcohol and substance abuse compared with their California peers. In response, Fairfax Councilwoman Mary Ann Maggiore polled local teens and discovered that a safe, structured place to hang out would decrease the opportunities to engage in these unhealthy behaviors. The Marin Independent Journal reports that Maggiore has persuaded a local coffee shop to stay open on weekend nights from 8 to 11 p.m. only for teens and chaperones. Admission costs $5 and includes dessert and a cup of coffee or tea. |
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| Program: | Health & Human Development Program |
| Project: | California Healthy Kids Survey |