 The Small Talks: How WI Prevents Underage Drinking Quarterly Newsletter is published four times a year with information on Wisconsin's underage drinking prevention campaign. Small Talks is a statewide campaign created by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that encourages adults – especially parents and caregivers – to have short, casual conversations about the dangers of underage drinking with the children in their lives starting at age 8.
Featured resource: Videos
Tips from talkers video series
Not sure how to start a small talk? Nervous about saying the right thing? You're not alone. Hear from other Wisconsin parents, caregivers, coaches, and mentors on what they've learned when having small talks with the kids in their lives. Watch our tips from talkers videos. There are five videos you can watch and share with others.
Social media videos
We've created five :30 second videos you can use to promote the Small Talks campaign on your personal, business, organization, and/or school's social media pages. Find these videos on our Small Talks: Partner Resources webpage. Please tag your social media posts with #SmallTalksWI.
Pre-roll/bumper videos
Is your organization interested in purchasing advertising on YouTube or other streaming video services? We've created videos you can use for this purpose. Find these videos on our Small Talks: Partner Resources webpage.
Spanish and Hmong materials now available
The Small Talks fact sheets, posters, window cling, and yard signs are available in Spanish and Hmong. Find the translated materials on our Small Talks: Partners Resources webpage.
Add small talks to the holiday checklist
While holiday gatherings may look different this year, talking with your kids about the dangers of underage drinking this time of year is still recommended. Help them sort out what they may hear or see from others before someone hands them drink. Get talk tips.
Douglas County
A Small Talks billboard in Superior placed by the Douglas County Drug Prevention Coalition.
 Rock County
Small Talks yard signs in Brodhead placed by Better Brodhead.
 Rock County
A Small Talks yard sign in Janesville placed by Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change.
 WANTED: Your stories and photos!
Tell us or show us how you are implementing the Small Talks campaign in your family, home, or community. Email us. Your story and/or photo could be featured in future Small Talks newsletters.
Press clips
Coming soon
We are committed to focusing on upstream prevention tactics to build healthy communities. The Small Talks campaign is a critical part of this effort. We know that having small talks about alcohol can be effective in preventing underage drinking. We also know that having small talks about other drugs can be effective in reducing the misuse and abuse of those drugs. In 2021, we will be adding information to SmallTalksWI.org to help parents and other caring adults have small talks about cannabis, stimulants, and opioids.
Replay: Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Seminar
The Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Seminar was held October 8, 2020. It highlighted policies and practices to prevent alcohol-related harms, including the Small Talks campaign. All of the sessions were recorded. Watch the recordings to learn how to build healthy communities.
The Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Seminar was organized by the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project.
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Check out Resilient Wisconsin
When we build resilience and find ways to cope with stress and trauma, we take a step closer to a healthier future for us all. That's because trauma is both a risk factor for—and a painful consequence of—some of Wisconsin’s most complex public health challenges, including harmful substance use like underage drinking. They’re all connected. Resilient Wisconsin is a statewide initiative designed to provide Wisconsinites of all ages with the tools to build resiliency.
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**The next edition of this newsletter will be published in February 2021.**
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