Speaker Series

Marijuana and Hemp-Derived Intoxicants: What Every Parent Needs to Know

A Double-Header For Your Convenience-Two different locations and times!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 at 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Decatur High School-Learning Commons 

(Enter at  the entrance off Commerce Drive by pick-up area)

&

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024  at 9:30-10:30 

Beacon Hill Middle School Media Center

(During Principal's Coffee Chat)

You NarCan Save Lives: A Naloxone Training for Decatur Parents, Caregivers and Their Teens

Open to the general public

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

7 pm-8 pm

Hawkins Dining Hall-Administration Bldg.

Legacy Park

500 S Columbia Dr, 

Decatur GA 30030

Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience: A Screening for Decatur and Surrounding Areas 

A film for teens and those who care for them

Sunday, November 5, 2023

2:45 pm-4:30 pm

Performing Arts Center

Decatur High School

310 N. McDonough Street

Decatur GA 30030

www.screenagersmovie.com

Screenagers Under the Influence: Screenagers Under the Influence: An Atlanta Premiere Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age Screenagers Under the Influence: An Atlanta Premiere 

An Atlanta Premiere hosted by DPI

Monday, April 24, 2023

6:30 pm-8:30 pm

Performing Arts Center

Decatur High School

310 N. McDonough Street

Decatur GA 30030

Special Guest>

Delaney Ruston, MD  Director/Producer 

www.screenagersmovie.com

www.thescreenagersproject.com

www.awayfortheday.org

Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People 

In-person! 

Thursday, March 9, 2023

6:45 pm-7:45 pm

Beacon Hill Middle School

220 W. College Ave

Decatur GA 30030

Speaker>

Kenny Haney

Community Health Advocate

Northside Hospital

Substance Misuse: Not Every Teen Does It...

But What Happens When They Do?

Live!

Thursday, November 17, 2022

6:30pm-8pm

Decatur High School Student Center

Career Academy Entrance (off W. Howard Ave.)

310 N. McDonough St.

Decatur GA 30030

Speakers>

Fonta High, LPC, NCC, MAC, CPCS 

Jessica Sturm Barber, Ed.S.

Dr. Kim Jones, M.Ed, Ed.S, Ed.D. 

It's Time to Connect (& More)

Live!

Sunday, October 2, 2022

2pm-4pm

Decatur Recreation Center

231 Sycamore Street

Decatur GA 30030

Speakers>

Jessica Andrews, GUIDE, Inc.

Rod and Pam Myers, Georgia Overdose Prevention

Terrie Moore, Decatur Prevention Initiative

Marijuana & The Developing Brain

Zoom Webinar
Tuesday May 3 2022

Speaker>

Dr. Merrill Norton, CMAC, ICCDP-P

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different  

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, April 12 2022

Speaker>

Matt Myers, MS, MPA
Law Enforcement  Professional
Impaired Driving Expert

Instructor:
Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition

Where Is Your Family Going?  

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Speaker>

 Susan Morley
Parent Coach Atlanta, LLC

Parenting ... How Am I Doing?

Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Facilitator > 

Marnie Grodzin, L.M.S.W.

Social Worker, Parent
Member, Decatur Parent Network
Project Coordinator, Decatur Prevention Initiative
Founder, Look for Kind Project

Youth Substance Misuse in Our Town
Who, What, When, Where, & Why

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Speaker >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist
Decatur Prevention Initiative, Executive Director

Moderator >

Peter Plishka
Leadership Member, Decatur Parents Network

The Science of Addiction Recovery

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Speaker >

Susan Morley,  CLPC, CPS-AD
Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist
Parent Coach Atlanta, LLC

Moderator >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist, Executive Director
Decatur Prevention Initiative

Suicide Risk? Prevention & Intervention

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Speaker Panel >

Kimberly Jones, MEd, EdS, EdD
CSD District Lead Counselor
City Schools of Decatur

Marnie Grodzin, LMSW
Community Social Worker
Gathered & Grounded Founder
Look for Kind Project Founder
Decatur Prevention Initiative Youth Development Coordinator

Moderator >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist , Executive Director
Decatur Prevention Initiative

Talking About Our Kids' Mental Health

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Speaker Panel >

Kimberly Evans, Ed.S, LPC, NCC, ACS
Decatur Student Center Counselor
City Schools of Decatur

Fonta High, LPC, NCC, MAC, CPCS
Community Therapist

Sara Melito, MS, LAPC, NCC
Therapist

Moderator >

Lillie Huddleston, PhD
Executive Director of Equity and Student Support
City Schools of Decatur

Bullying, Cyberbullying, & Parenting

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Speaker >

Erin Beacham
Education Director, Southeast Region
Anti-Defamation League 

NARCAN® Training 

Zoom Webinar
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Speaker/Trainer >

Georgia Prevention Project

Parents Under Pressure — Part 2

Zoom Webinar
Monday, December 7, 2020

Speaker > 

Jeannine Jannot, PhD
Psychologist
Peachtree Psychology
Author
The Disintegrating Student: Super Smart and Falling Apart

Parents Under Pressure — Part 1

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Speaker Panel > 

LeNaya S Crawford, LMFT, RPT, RYT- The Holistic MFT
Owner, Clinical Director, Therapist
Kaleidoscope Family Therapy
Owner, Yoga Instructor
Seviin Yoga

Jeannine Jannot, PhD
Psychologist
Peachtree Psychology
Author
The Disintegrating Student: Super Smart and Falling Apart

The Upstanders
Virtual Screening & Panel Discussion

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Speaker Panel > 

Mari Ann Banks, PhD
System Equity Coordinator
City Schools of Decatur

Fatima El-Amin
Judge
Dekalb County Juvenile Court

Cheryl A. Kosmerl, MSW, LCSW
Seeds of Change Therapy

Jennifer Walcott
Decatur Parents Network Leadership

Moderator >
Scilla Andreen
Director, Executive Producer of The Upstanders

View recorded Speaker Series presentations and more >

Decatur Parents Network YouTube Channel.