SADD’s mission is to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.

Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving.  Today, the mission has expanded.  Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role models and other strategies can help them say "No" to more than drinking and driving.  And that is why SADD has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide. 

SADD is an inclusive, not an exclusive, organization.  SADD recognizes that the pressures on young people to drink, use illicit drugs and engage in other unhealthy behaviors are strong.  SADD seeks not to punish or alienate those students who make unfortunate choices but rather aims to inform, educate, support and empower young people to make positive decisions in their lives.

The Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School chapter of SADD will be doing activities throughout the year to promote positive decision making by students.  We encourage students in grades 8 through 12 to get involved with SADD!

For information about the national organization, please visit www.sadd.org.

SADD Advisor:

Ms. Karen Fattal, English Teacher