A Community Conversation on Substance Abuse in Montgomery County, November 2013
The first event was held on November 6, 2013 at the 4-H Building on the Montogmery County fairgrounds in partnership with the Montgomery County Prescription Drug Task Force, Montgomery County Probation Office, and the Youth Service Bureau. Sitting at tables of 8-10 people, more than 100 attendees talked about the substance abuse issue facing our community as well as three approaches to lessen it.
Participants’ conversations were guided by a short video, a four-page framing guide (Substance_F13_DiscussionGuide) we created based on researching the topic, and trained facilitators and notetakers at each table. After the conversation, the organizers produced a fulsome report that highlighted key themes from the conversation.
Please click the link below to view the report on the Community Conversation on Substance Abuse in Montgomery County, written by Sara A. Mehltretter Drury and Jennifer Y. Abbott.
More information about this event and follow-up events is available here.