Youth Drug Summit May 19th 6-8 PM
Posted for Walden Behavioral Health Community BuilderOn the heels of Southern Maryland’s first Drug Summit for Parents in March, Walden will again partner with the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging and Human Services, along with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, St. Mary’s County Health Department and St. Mary’s County Public Schools, for a Youth Drug Summit.
The summit will be held Monday, May 19 at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road in California from 6 – 8 pm. The event is free and open to the public and is targeted to youth between the ages of 12 and 18 and their parents.
Attendees will have an opportunity to:
- Hear directly from a young person in recovery
- Play Generation Rx, an interactive game about young people facing real-life decisions about opiate abuse
- See and discuss the video Falling, made by and for youth about opiate abuse
- Parents can participate in breakout session
Youth and parents will have their chance to have a say about opiate abuse in St. Mary’s County and help others. Youth are highly encouraged to attend this important event with or without their parents. Food will be available and prizes given away.
For more information about this event, please contact Laura Webb [email protected].
About Walden
Walden offers a comprehensive array of behavioral health treatment, and recovery services to individuals and families throughout the community. These services include crisis intervention, psychiatric and mental health therapy, trauma services related to relationship abuse or sexual assault, drug and alcohol services and community and recovery support services such as the free and open to the public Beacon of Hope and The Cove/DFZ Recovery and Wellness Centers.
For more information about how Walden can help, please contact our 24 hour crisis line at 301-863-6661 anonymously or call our appointment line at 301-997-1300/888-912-7366. Visit us online at www.waldensierra.org, find us on Facebook and Twitter.