How does the ReThinking Drinking Program work?
After being referred to the ReThinking Drinking program by law enforcement, youth or their parents are required to call in to register with the program, then visit the office to make their payment and get signed up for a workshop. The RD program requires parental involvement, so youth and parent/s must attend a strengths-based, five-hour, two-session workshop in which they discuss the alcohol incident focusing on accountability, decision-making, identifying harms and impacts, and ways to repair the harm/s that were caused by the youth’s choices regarding alcohol. Separate workshops are offered for juveniles and adults (18-20 year olds). Each youth leaves the workshop with an individualized agreement to complete three to five items to repair the harms or impacts of their actions involving alcohol. Each participant is required to meet with the program coordinator within forty-five days of the workshop for an exit interview. If a youth successfully completes all workshop and program requi
