On Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30pm, Immaculate High School (IHS) will host a free presentation for parents and the community, Parents Matter: Drugs, Alcohol, Your Teen and You. The event is co-sponsored by the Midwestern Connecticut Council of Alcoholism and will take place at Immaculate High School, 73 Southern Boulevard, Danbury, CT.
The Parents Matter presentation is part of Immaculate High School’s Awareness Program, which is designed to help students make smart choices and provide their parents with expert speakers and resources.
Terry Budlong, Director of Prevention Services for the Midwestern Connecticut Council of Alcoholism and co-chair of Danbury’s local substance abuse prevention coalition, Stand Together Make a Difference, will present the program. Budlong will discuss the development of the adolescent brain, protective factors and the role they play in substance abuse prevention, and factors that put youth at risk for substance abuse.
Immaculate High School is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory institution serving students from 28 communities in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1962, Immaculate High School also allows students to focus on their spiritual development, personal moral commitments and service to others. Located in Danbury, CT, Immaculate High School is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport’s parochial school system.