I make my own choices. Like waiting to drink until I’m older. That’s the right choice for me. I got this. You got this, too. For teens
I want to keep my child alcohol free until they’re older. So, I talk with my teen about underage drinking. I got this. You got this, too. For parents
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Who we are I got this!, a campaign to prevent underage alcohol use in Chicago teens

I got this! is a collaboration between the Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition [SUPC] coalition and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

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50 Of parents and guardians of Chicago 8th graders have talked with their child about not using alcohol.
81 Of Chicago 8th graders and 76 percent of Chicago 10th graders say their family have clear rules about alcohol and drug use.
89 Of parents of Chicago 8th–10th graders agree that they would find it helpful to talk with other parents about how to keep their kids from drinking until they are older.
29 Of 8th graders and 22 percent of 10th graders say they perceive “no risk” or “slight risk” if they "take one or two drinks of alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, liquor) nearly every day."
21 Of 8th graders and 22 percent of 10th graders say they perceive “no risk” or “slight risk” if they "have five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week.”
Join Us! Take the Pledge! To take the pledge, snap a selfie to share on your favorite social network and use the hashtag #IGotThisChicago

TEENS, take the pledge by snapping a selfie to show you've got this.

PARENTS, take the pledge and share what you are doing or saying to your teen(s) about staying alcohol-free.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition

Funding Notice
This campaign is supported by the Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.243, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through a grant administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

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