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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Advocacy at the local, state and national level is important to
the effort to provide effective prevention programming in our state. Be part of
the process to make your community a healthier place for youth and families.
Communication with our elected officials on issues concerning the health of our
youth, families and communities is vital to prevention. To find contact
information for your elected officials, visit
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us.
In Oklahoma:
The Oklahoma Prevention Policy Alliance is
working to affect legislative policy that helps reduce youth access to and use
of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The Alliance can be reached at
www.xanga.com/oklahoma_prevention_policy
The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA)
vigorously promotes positive changes in programs and policies that affect large
numbers of children. With particular concern for very vulnerable children,
OICA is committed to improving conditions for all
children. OICA is a statewide, independent,
non-profit organization which gives children and youth a voice by speaking for
them. We take their message to the state legislature, the media, and
communities. In short, we act as a link between the powerless and the powerful.
The mission of the Oklahoma Commission on
Children and Youth (okkids.org)
is to improve services to children by: facilitating joint planning and
coordination among public and private agencies; independent monitoring of the
children and youth service system for compliance with established
responsibilities; and entering into agreements to test models and demonstration
programs for effective services.
At the National
Level
The Community
Anti-Drug Coalition of American
cadca.org works on behalf of community anti-drug coalitions
across the nation. Visit their legislative site at
http://capwiz.com/cadca/home/
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