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Environmental-Level Strategies
Community-based only

Enact social host property laws

Social host property laws are enacted by local or state governments to hold accountable adults who permit underage drinking to occur on property they control. The primary purpose of social host property laws is to deter underage drinking parties.

  • Effectiveness: X = Too few robust studies to rate effectiveness—or mixed results
  • Cost: $$$ = Higher
  • Barriers: ## = Moderate
  • Research Amount: 0 = No studies
  • Public Health Reach: Broad
  • Staffing Expertise Needed: Policy advocate
  • Target Population: Underage students
  • Research Population: Not assessed

NOTE: Cost ratings are based on a consensus among research team members of the relative program and staff costs for adoption, implementation, and maintenance of a strategy. Actual costs will vary by institution, depending on size, existing programs, and other campus and community factors.

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