The Red Watch symbolizes the "band" of students who are trained to "watch" over one another when "every second counts."

No. Red Watch Band as a training program does not prescribe how institutions should approach the issue of medical amnesty with regard to a campus conduct code. Our hope is that because Red Watch Band training includes coverage of your institution's policies regarding alcohol and other drug use, it will serve as a starting point for productive dialogue between students and administration about the effectiveness of existing alcohol policies.

No. Red Watch Band is a voluntary training program that is designed to focus on the importance of bystander intervention in order to prevent death from alcohol overdose. 

No. Red Watch Band is a bystander training program focused on knowledge, skill, and confidence building regarding preventing death from alcohol overdose. .

Yes.  For more information contact us prevention_outreach@stonybrook.edu 

This program started at Stony Brook of University on March 15, 2009, and was launched nationally in early May 2009.

The Heart Savers Friends and Family CPR training is used both to give students certification in a clear set of skills, as well as help provide context for the medical seriousness of unconsciousness or semi-consciousness. Stony Brook's Center for Prevention and Outreach has partner with departments such as Campus Recreation, Environmental Health and Safety, the Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and University Police to provide CPR training.