Mothers Against Drunk Driving - TN State Office

Description

MADD offers encouragement and practical tips for teens for how to withstand peer pressure and make wise choices through the Power of You(th) program. In addition, MADD offers Power of Parents workshops to help parents understand the dangers of underage drinking and to provide them with tools to effectively communicate these dangers and their concerns to their children. We offer parents successful techniques and resources that can help them have more productive discussions about expectations and consequences, but more importantly, open up a life-saving dialogue with their kids about alcohol and drugs. MADD also provides speakers who have been impacted by drunk or drugged drivers for groups throughout the United States.

Hours

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Eligibility

Schools, youth groups, and other youth-serving organizations interested in preventing underage drinking and educating parents about it.

Fees

No fee.

Intake Procedure

Visit the website or email the state office.

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MADD has compassionate, victim-focused staff and volunteers who are available nationwide 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, and can help you, your family and loved ones by: providing you and your loved ones with emotional support; providing guidance through the criminal and civil justice systems; accompanying victims and survivors to court; helping you prepare a victim impact statement; referring victims and survivors to appropriate resources for additional help; connecting survivors to crime victim compensation, if eligible; offering support groups in some areas; connecting you with other victims and survivors who've had similar experiences; and providing you supportive materials on victimization topics.

Hours

24/7

Eligibility

Victims affected by a drunk driving incident

Fees

Free.

Intake Procedure

Call the hotline.

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Description

MADD provides a wealth of information about drunk and drugged driving and its legal implications on their website. They also offer speakers who have been impacted by drunk or drugged drivers who can present to your school, church, group, or workplace. In addition, MADD provides brochures to law enforcement that can be distributed at sobriety checkpoints and training for law enforcement officers who are required to notify someone that their loved one has been killed in an accident. MADD's Victim Help Line offers immediate support to victims and survivors of drunk or drugged driving incidents and connects them to resources in their community.

Hours

Victim Help Line: 24 hours/7 days Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Eligibility

Anyone who wants to learn more about the impact of drunk or drugged driving or those who have been affected by a drunk driver.

Fees

No fee.

Intake Procedure

Visit the website or call the victim help line.

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Description

MADD offers encouragement and practical tips for teens for how to withstand peer pressure and make wise choices through the Power of You(th) program. In addition, MADD offers Power of Parents workshops to help parents understand the dangers of underage drinking and to provide them with tools to effectively communicate these dangers and their concerns to their children. We offer parents successful techniques and resources that can help them have more productive discussions about expectations and consequences, but more importantly, open up a life-saving dialogue with their kids about alcohol and drugs. MADD also provides speakers who have been impacted by drunk or drugged drivers for groups throughout the United States.

Hours

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Eligibility

Schools, youth groups, and other youth-serving organizations interested in preventing underage drinking and educating parents about it.

Fees

No fee.

Intake Procedure

Visit the website or email the state office.

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Description

Mothers Against Drunk Driving's (MADD) Victim Impact Panel® program brings together the criminal justice system and those directly or indirectly affected by drunk and drugged driving crashes and underage drinking. Speakers may be bereaved or injured victims, and may also include victim families, first responders or substance abuse/treatment representatives. The Victim Impact Panel program follows a restorative justice model by allowing crime victims a healing opportunity by talking about the crime's impact upon themselves, their families, friends, and the community as a whole. During the panel, speakers describe the crash in which they, or their loved ones, were involved, and how life has changed since the crash. They do not blame or judge the audience; they simply share their personal experiences. Victim Impact Panels are designed to provide offenders with the understanding that drunk driving is a choice that impacts the lives of innocent people—and how the resulting consequences and tragic outcomes are 100% preventable. Victim Impact Panels are not intended to replace conventional sanctions. Rather, they are offered to enhance and supplement such programs by placing offenders face to face with real people whose lives have been permanently changed by a substance-impaired driver.

Hours

Victim Impact Panels may be held outside of these hours. Schedule of panels on the website.

Required Documents

Photo ID is required the day of the panel.

Eligibility

People who have been court-ordered to attend a Victim Impact Panel. The Victim Impact Panel is not a DUI class.

Fees

$43.00. Fees may be paid online with credit or debit cards. Only money orders are accepted at the Victim Impact Panel. Fees are subject to change.

Intake Procedure

Visit the website or call the office to sign up.

Languages

Spanish

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