IE 11 Not Supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.

Parents Matter Campaign Goes Online

"This Web site ... provides us with an opportunity to coordinate efforts"

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Department of Human Services and the Attorney General's Office, has unveiled its Parents Matter Web site. People looking for ideas to curb underage drinking and driving can now find a clearinghouse of information online.

The Web site supports the state Parents Matter campaign which the agencies kicked off earlier this summer. People who visit the site will find South Dakota's underage drinking statistics, crash statistics, South Dakota laws on drinking and resources for talking to kids about alcohol.

"Since we launched the campaign, we've received a great deal of interest from people looking for ways to stop underage drinking and stop drinking and driving," said Secretary Tom Dravland, Department of Public Safety. "This Web site gives them one more tool, and provides us with an opportunity to coordinate efforts."

Parents Matter is a campaign designed to curb underage drinking and drinking and driving. The state developed it in response to the high number of underage drinking and driving fatal crashes in South Dakota this year.