DSC hosts panel on underage drinking

Published 12:02 am Thursday, December 12, 2019

Dalton State College hosts a panel discussion exploring underage drinking, efforts to prevent it and the damage to communities it can cause on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center.

It is part of the Communities Talk program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The program encourages and supplies resources for town hall meetings focused on preventing underage drinking across the country.

Dalton State’s Counseling Center is sponsoring the event, and members of the counseling department will speak. Other speakers include local law enforcement, mental health providers and community members.

Topics include the dangers of underage drinking as well as ways that parents can begin conversations with their children about drinking. The panel will also review what resources are available to members of the community.

“Our goal is to share information,” said Jenny Guy, associate director of counseling at the college. “This is an effort to educate and show people where they can find supportive resources.”