ICCPUD Contributing Agencies
ICCPUD agencies contribute their leadership and vision to developing a national commitment to prevent and reduce underage alcohol use.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) uses federal programs to promote economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities, reducing underage drinking risk factors.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Consistent with that mission, CDC works to prevent excessive alcohol use and its impact in states and communities through public health surveillance, partnerships, and applied research for translation into public health practice. CDC also works to prevent specific alcohol-related harms, including various injuries and violence, motor vehicle crashes, sexually transmitted infections, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Department of Defense (DOD)
The Department of Defense (DOD) coordinates and oversees government activities relating directly to national security and military affairs. Its alcohol-specific role involves preventing and reducing alcohol consumption by underage military personnel and improving the health of service members' families by strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors in underage alcohol consumption.
Department of Education (ED)/Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS)
The Department of Education (ED)/Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy to improve the effectiveness of programs providing financial assistance for drug and violence prevention activities and for activities that promote student health and well-being in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education. Activities may be carried out by state and local educational agencies or other public or private nonprofit organizations. OSHS supports programs that prevent violence in and around schools; prevent illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; engage parents and communities; and coordinate with related federal, state, school, and community efforts to foster safe learning environments that support student academic achievement.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. HHS is represented on the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking by nine offices and agencies within the Department.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
The U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) global mission is to support national security and protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests in the nation’s ports and waterways, along the coast, in international waters, or in any maritime region as required. The USCG’s workforce includes young people between ages 17 and 20.
Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective, coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system’s ability to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and provide treatment and rehabilitation services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families. OJJDP’s central underage drinking prevention initiative, Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL), was a nationwide multidisciplinary effort that sought to prevent access to and consumption of alcohol by those under age 21.
Department of Transportation (DOT)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related healthcare and other economic costs. NHTSA develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs to reduce traffic crashes and resulting injuries and fatalities and reduce economic costs associated with traffic crashes, including underage drinking and driving crashes.
Department of the Treasury/Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The Department of the Treasury/Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's mission is to collect the taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition; protect the consumer by ensuring the integrity of alcohol products; and prevent unfair and unlawful market activity for alcohol and tobacco products.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy; in total, it has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 70 laws. As the enforcer of federal truth-in-advertising laws, the agency monitors alcohol advertising for deceptive or unfair practices, brings law enforcement actions in appropriate cases, and conducts studies of alcohol industry compliance with self-regulatory commitments.
Indian Health Service (IHS)
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Its goal is to raise AI/AN health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for millions of AI/AN who belong to 573 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. The IHS Division of Behavioral Health is also responsible for the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP). ASAP's goals are to improve the quality of and access to care for AI/AN communities, assist tribes in the planning, development, and implementation of culturally-informed programming, and transition from direct service only to primary direct service support.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)/Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) promotes health through innovative, evidence-based adolescent health and family planning programs, services, strategic partnerships, evaluation, and research. OPA administers the Title X Family Planning program, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program, and the Embryo Adoption Awareness program. OPA advises the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on topics such as adolescent health, family planning, sterilization, and other population issues.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) advises the HHS Secretary on policy development and oversees policy coordination, legislation, strategic planning, research, evaluation, and economic analysis. The Division of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Policy focuses on improving access, quality, and financing for services supporting individuals with severe mental illnesses, addictions, or intellectual disabilities. Key areas include Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance coverage and payment, quality and consumer protections, and federal programs like those from CMS, SAMHSA, and HRSA. The division also addresses prevention of mental health conditions, substance misuse, and underage drinking. Additionally, the Division Director of ASPE’s Children and Youth Policy Office chairs the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, promoting federal collaboration to improve youth outcomes.
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The ONDCP works to reduce drug use and its consequences by leading and coordinating the development, implementation, and assessment of U.S. drug policy. The ONDCP Director is the principal advisor to the President on drug control issues. ONDCP coordinates the drug control activities and related funding of 16 federal departments and agencies. ONDCP also produces the National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines administration efforts for the nation to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
The Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), the nation's chief health educator, provides Americans with the best available scientific information on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. The OSG oversees the more than 6,700-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and assists the Surgeon General with other duties.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) aims to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) mission is to "advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health." NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction and carries out programs that ensure rapid dissemination of research to inform policy and improve practice.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families. SAMHSA's mission and vision.