Education

Virginia ABC Community Health & Engagement is the go-to resource for understanding alcohol public health and safety. We provide prevention professionals, licensees, schools, state leaders and agencies with research and data driven programs, trainings, tools and resources. Our division delivers a variety of accessible and meaningful ways for employees to engage in their communities and ways for communities to engage with Virginia ABC.

Virginia ABC develops and implements statewide alcohol education and prevention programming for college students, of-age adults and aging adults.

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Virginia ABC’s youth programs provide elementary, middle and high school students, staff and parents with the skills, resources and tools to prevent youth substance use.

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Virginia ABC licensee programs offer virtual and in-person training to help managers, sellers and servers become more responsible and educated on ABC laws and regulations.     

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Did you know that about 11% of Virginia high schoolers drank alcohol before age 13, when they were middle schoolers? Being Outstanding Leaders Together Against Drugs and Alcohol (BOLT) program provides free training and classroom resources for middle personnel to teach substance use prevention and promote school prevention activities. Take part in the Red Ribbon Week awareness campaign and kick off your substance use prevention initiatives for the year with BOLT!