Substance Abuse Prevention Workshop and Dinner - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents

Monday, April 4, 2005

The Southeast Horizon Council and Savage Library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Beyond SAFE: Pre-teens and parents talk about alcohol and other drugs," on Tuesday, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Savage Branch Library. Anne Walker, Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Howard County Health Department, will be the facilitator.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the program begins at 7 p.m. The workshop will include joint and separate sessions for the students and parents in attendance.

The workshop will help students and their parents develop the skills to work together and take action now to prevent substance abuse in the future. Topics to be covered include: laying the groundwork for preventing drug abuse, talking with your children effectively about drugs, overview of drugs and their effects, helpful websites, risk factors and protective factors, and legal consequences for parents and children regarding substance abuse.

The Southeast Horizon Council is an advisory group made up of people who live and/or work in the North Laurel and Savage areas. The group advises The Horizon Foundation about issues of significance and makes recommendations about ways to address those issues.

The Savage Branch Library is located at 9525 Durness Lane. There is no admission fee for either the dinner or the workshop, but reservations are required. Call 410-313-880-5975.