Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery Goes Purple will be hosting a community forum on fentanyl. Panelists will share important information on the dangers and prevalence of fentanyl, prevention tools and protective factors for students, and resources for treatment when needed. Training and distribution of Narcan kits, a medication used to help reverse an overdose, will be provided. 

The Community Opioid Prevention & Education (C.O.P.E.) trailer (a mock teen bedroom) will be available for tours to learn signs of substance use. 

WHAT: A community forum on dangers of fentanyl to raise awareness, support prevention, response and recovery. 

WHERE: Clarksburg High School, 22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 28, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

SPEAKERS:

• Ms. Karla Silvestre, President, Montgomery County Board of Education

• Dr. Patrick Murphy, MCPS Deputy Superintendent of Schools

• Dr. Patricia Kapunan, MCPS School System Medical Officer 

• Ben Stevenson II, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services

• Sara Rose, Montgomery County Behavioral Health Authority 

• Henok Solomon, The Landing Program at Sheppard Pratt 

• Latonia Rich, Tree of Hope (Volunteer Recovery Community Organization)

• Laura Mitchell, Montgomery Goes Purple 

• Mark Hodge, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services

Members of the media are asked to contact Jessica_M_Baxter@mcpsmd.org to RSVP.