Family Focus Speaker Assembly for Teens and Parents at Patterson Mill

From Harford County government:

On Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Patterson Mill PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) will host a SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Family Focus Speaker Series at the Patterson Mill Middle High School Auditorium. Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance, parents and teens from the community are invited to join members of the Patterson Mill PTSA for a free, informative evening forum to learn about the “reality gap” that often divides parents and teens and offers practical advice to help them improve family communication and strengthen their relationships. The interactive and participative, assembly is 50 minutes long and followed by questions from the audience.

Family Focus, part of the SADD Family Focus Speaker Series presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance, SADD’s National Insurance Partner, features nationally-recognized Stephen Wallace, SADD Chairman and CEO, college professor, camp director, former school psychologist, and author of Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs and Sex – What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling.

Mixing stories and humor with audience participation and groundbreaking research, Wallace sheds new light on the most difficult issues facing teens today: underage drinking, other substance abuse, and risky and impaired driving, as well as
the many positive choices and contributions teens make to their families, schools and communities every day.

For more information, please contact the Harford County Department of Community Services, Office of Drug Control Policy, at 410-638-3333.