Crime & Safety
Teen Drug Use Intervention Workshop Set for April 8
The workshop is intended to help families confront drug use among them.
Orland Township’s Youth and Family Services department will host a workshop on stopping drug abuse in teens.
The workshop, “What Can I Say to Convince Them to Quit?: Why Families Wait to Intervene on a Substance Abuser" will be held Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave.
The workshop will be presented by David Lee of Intervention Services and Technologies, Inc., and Rev. Jim Swarthout of Rosecrance Health Network. Offered for families of teens who may be experimenting or in a pattern of use with alcohol or drugs, the intent of this workshop is to educate parents about teens and drug use and offer ideas for support, intervention and treatment.
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This workshop is sponsored by Supervisor Paul O’Grady and the Board of Trustees in part with Rosecrance Health Network. For more information, please call Orland Township Health Services at 708-403-4001 or visit rosecrance.org.
Attendance is free but registration is required. To register please call 708-403-4001.
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