The Annual Parent Resource Symposium — a yearly event which educates parents on drug use and enforcement in Santa Clarita — has been scheduled for September 13 at the Centre.

Part of the award-winning Heroin Kills initiative, the free event is open to the public and the scheduled panel discussion consisting of law enforcement experts, physicians and drug addiction counselors hopes to educate Santa Clarita parents on the dangers of substance abuse, according to event organizers.

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“The Parent Resource Symposium is hosted by the City of Santa Clarita in partnership with the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital,” said a city news release. “The evening consists of a free resource fair for parents and their teenagers, followed by a panel discussion featuring law enforcement, medical and counseling professionals.”

Scheduled to participate in the panel discussion are Captain Robert Lewis, Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Department; Dr. Darrin Privett Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Base Hospital and EMS Director and Pediatric EDAP Director, Henry Mayo Newhall hospital; Sandy Logan, Prevention Coordinator, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence; and Brenda Tumasone, Addiction Counselor and Brain Health Coach.

The first half-hour of the event will be the Informational and Educational Resource Fair that will consist of different stations, said event organizers.

Sheriff’s deputies will be allowing guests to participate in an activity where they can wear impairment goggles that can show what it is like to be impaired while driving and discuss the consequences about drunken driving, said organizers.

Along with discussing drunk driving, attendees can learn about heroin use by young people, something that has been witnessed by numerous Santa Clarita families recently.

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In April, Santa Clarita witnessed one death and the hospitalization of nine others due to heroin overdoses in a 24-hour period. All the victims were in their 20s or younger, according to law enforcement officials.

The Centre is located at 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway. The Parent Resource Symposium begins at 6:00 p.m.

For more information about the event, visit here.

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