Reaching Young People
In a Meaningful
And Unique Way

• • CNB is an award winning, community outreach program developed by Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital more than 20 years ago. The program was created in an effort to help reduce the incidence of impaired, reckless and distracted driving among teenagers and young adults in the greater Philadelphia region through education. Our goal is injury prevention and CNB helps us achieve this goal by 
    •   educating teenagers, young adults and parents about the potential consequences associated with poor choices while driving, including texting,
        using alcohol or drugs, and being distracted by cell phones.
    •   bringing our audiences face-to face with survivors of accidents that are the direct result of impaired driving.
    •   showing our audiences the permanent loss, injury and disabilities that can occur.
    Our speakers candidly discuss the results of their actions - the accidents, the prolonged recoveries and the permanent losses.

What Makes CNB Unique?                   

CNB is a peer to peer approach to education.
Our speakers are young people who were either a driver, passenger, pedestrian or passing motorist and became involved in an accident because of distracted or impaired driving. Each of our speakers shares a story of tragedy, loss, recovery and life.

Some speakers are former Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital patients who talk about the challenges they faced recovering from traumatic, life-altering injuries. Some speakers are parents of young people who were injured or killed by an impaired or distracted driver. Each speaker is committed to sharing their experience so that they can educate a young person about making a safe choice as a driver or a passenger in a motor vehicle. They connect with audiences in a very personal and compelling way. CNB presentations are sobering experiences that bring audiences face-to-face with a real-life tragedy. CNB presentations leave lasting impressions.

Making the Right Choice - Stay Safe

Making a safe choice is the central theme of each CNB presentation. Our program empowers audiences to understand the consequences of the choices they make. We show our audience how important it is to make an informed decision through the open, interactive discussions that are a focal point of our program.

We review with students the importance of creating a Safety Plan - a strategy to help students say "No" when they are placed in an unsafe situation. Through interactive role playing, our speakers stress the importance of making good choices and planning for their own safety in a variety of situations.

Since its inception in 1989, CNB has reached more than 500,000 children, teenagers and young adults.

For more information about CNB, call 484.596.5465 or email cnb@mlhs.org.