MADD Canada, St. Michael's TIPSY Program, and Sunnybrook Hospital's PARTY Program work to educate youth and the public about the dangers of intoxicated driving. MADD Canada's mission is to stop impaired driving and support victims. The TIPSY and PARTY Programs teach high school students about how drinking and drug use can lead to tragic accidents. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for youth aged 15 to 25, and alcohol is a factor in 45% of crashes. Impaired driving costs Canada $20.15 billion annually and causes over 1,000 deaths and 63,000 injuries each year according to statistics. St. Michael's Hospital sees many trauma patients, over half between ages

1. Intoxicated Driving
MADD Canada: a volunteer-driven Registered Canadian Charitable Organization whose mission is "To stop impaired
driving and to support victims of this violent crime."
St. Michael's TIPSY Program: stands for ThinkFirst Injury Prevention Strategy for Youth; offered to high school students
in the GTA; " focus is on helping youth understand how inexperience, lack of restraint use, drinking/drugging and driving
can result in tragedy on the roadways"
PARTY Program (Sunnybrook Hospital): stands for Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth; focuses on
educating youth on how to make "smart choices"
Statistics:
• MADD Canada: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15 to 25 year olds, and alcohol is a
factor in 45% of those crashes.
• 2009: an estimated 1 074 people were killed were impairment-related; an estimated 63 338 people injured were
impairment-related; an estimated 209 336 were impairment-related; cost Canada $20.15 billion
• St. Michael's: "Motor vehicle crashes and falls are the predominant mechanism of injury for over 70% of our
trauma
patients annually."
• St. Michael's: "Over half of our trauma patients each year are between the ages of 15 - 19 years of age."