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Getting Started To fight underage drinking and alcohol-related driving, RADD, the Entertainment Industry’s Voice for Road Safety, the RADD Youth Coalition, and coalition members including HBO, NOYS and NHTSA are pleased to send you the hard-hitting HBO documentary SMASHED: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol (SMASHED) as part of the enclosed RADD-HBO SMASHED Community Kit for educational use. We at the RADD Youth Coalition are proud to continue to bring this profoundly impacting documentary to schools and communities around the country to show the real, long-term effects of injury caused by underage drinking and drinking and driving. Filmed at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, SMASHED pulls no punches in its graphic presentation of the devastating consequences of underage drinking and alcohol-related driving on the lives of teens who do not die . It follows real teen crash victims from their arrival at the shock trauma facility and throughout the recovery process — recording their progress through a series of interviews with medical personnel, parents, friends and the survivors themselves. Chronicling the emergency medical procedures that saved them and the lifelong debilitating effects of their injuries, it is a very strong statement. (Please bear in mind that this documentary is rated TV-14 and may not be appropriate for young or sensitive viewers.) The DVD contains the materials you’ll need for your initial screening :
And online at www.radd.org you can find:
Ideas for Follow Up Activities in Your Community
With the generous support of HBO, NOYS and NHTSA, this DVD is provided to you by the RADD Youth Coalition free of charge. In return, we ask that you assist us in evaluating the efficacy of this program by making sure to fill out and send back our pre- and post- screening questionnaires. The evaluation of this program is critical to its continued funding.
What You’ll Need to Know:
(1) The film is very graphic and emotional. It is rated TV-14. We recommend having counselors on hand at all screenings and encourage you to offer “opt out slips” to students who request them. A sample parent letter explaining the film is available at http://www.radd.org/cwo/SMASHED
(2) It is critical that you view this film before sharing it with audiences so that you can assess how best to use the materials in your school and community. It is important to include key community leaders such as school administrators, city officials, law enforcement, youth leaders, etc., in your planning. We encourage you to preview the film in its entirety; however, we do have a 6 minute trailer available for previewing (not for public use) if needed. In order to access the trailer, please contact us at info@radd.org
(3) Review the Discussion Guide before screening the film for your youth and incorporate its use in your plans. The printed materials were designed to help students process the film.
(4) Utilize the template section at
http://www.radd.org/cwo/SMASHED
for samples of all materials you’ll need to plan, publicize, and present your screening event (including color posters to download).
Please click here to download this information as a .pdf file.
RADD
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, The Entertainment Industry’s Voice for Road Safety
4370 Tujunga Avenue, Ste 235, Studio City, CA 91604 818-752-7799 phone, 818-752-7792 fax www.radd.org
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