Giving Rides to Youth or Others In Need with "no questions Asked" an idea being kicked around in some circles.. what do you think?

Every school community of parents and support folks could encourage some 'go to' trustworthy adults to keep youth safe in every class. Most parents trust people in their communities and really should have a clue if anyone has a drinking or drugging issue (or felony or other concern.)

Likely two adults (or another back up car, etc) could be on call and respond. Ideally more networks would emerge to help each youth be involved with programs to help them do well in school and develop skills and interests.

Clear rules to keep everyone 'in line' would likely result in fewer 'wild card cases'. There have been times of groups getting larger and out of control, having people join in who are not vetted and basically with a lack of responsible supervision.

Fights and such can start and with the gun violence concerns, there's more to worry about so all the more reason to keep kids supervised. Caution about going to dangerous places (yes, like the rivers and extreme hikes etc) but wherever needs to be spelled out for states and communities.

Putting curfews in place and having many adults tuned into youth's social scene and helping young parents or others in struggle mode would be a great way to bridge some of the gaps.

Sober Curious is a new book everybuddy could read over the holidays or early in 2020 to set a new standard to not just watch people 'circle the drain.' Marianne Williamson described how it takes people forever to stage an intervention to address a drinking, drug or violence or other concerning pattern.

Then the stats are fairly clear that someone with a serious problem could take years to turn around, even with help and ongoing support. Often the dysfunction, which comes in many forms, drags more people into the mess without a game plan to really improve matters. That can be the case for many people ,systems and larger forums.

More light is being shed on how little advocacy comes from the top down, That's where more people who see a problem and creating support can fill in the gaps and even promote having funding and resources to do a much better job preventing downward spirals.

Thanks to everyone in rural towns doing their part and living with a smart code of ethics to live, love, drive and thrive safely and not run other over on their way to success or their destination.

"Life is a Journey Not a Destination" is a quote that I've had to ponder and generally feel can help more people feel they are on track and doing well enough in life, even better than they may if going 'all out.' Having a team of support and being willing to lend a hand (and make a plan) while still on land (alive, and the younger the better to build up a team mindset even though there's pressure for people to figure their own lives out.)

Thanks for joining in these forums and others,such as livfully.org even if PM with a topic or idea to share. We should have a phoneline to take ideas too in every school, faith group, town, and state to improve things.

Some people really don't have a computer or feel comfortable with cell phones and the like. More spokespeople could help address such things. There is 211.org and creating makeshift response teams would be helpful (though the liability and such may also be keeping that from happening even for many non-profits which are a big help.)