DownCounty Consortium

03/19/2026

03/01/2026

Great Free Mind Event March 5th, 6-8 PM!
Free Dinner & conversations, renowned athletes share how they care for their mental health to help you protect your loved ones from mental and substance use disorders. Seating is limited.
Register NOW! Prizes for first 50 families registered & the one with the most referrals, so SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!
https://bit.ly/FreeMindMontgomery

02/17/2024

Open to the Public - Please share widely!

Springbrook HS Family Forum on Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention
February 24th 8:30am - 12:00 pm

With Life Saving Narcan Training by Youth Ambassadors + Free Narcan. One Pill Can Kill & No One Is Immune.

Please join Springbrook HS PTSA, a Nationally recognized School of Excellence, for a Family Forum on maintaining strong mental health & preventing substance use. Attendees will learn about the dangers of fentanyl, alcohol, and other substances, information to keep students safe, school & community-based substance use prevention, harm reduction, and treatment initiatives, and what insurance is required to cover. We welcome all parents/guardians, students, staff, and community members to choose from several educational sessions for both adults and students in English and Spanish.

Grab & Go Breakfast / C.O.P.E. Trailer Tours / Resource Fair/ SSL Hours Available

Kindly RSVP: https://bit.ly/SpringbrookFamilyForum

View Flyer:https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/1d1992be-e6ad-413b-95cc-5358c614158d/Springbrook%20Family%20Forum%20on%20Mental%20Health%20and%20.pdf

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Abierto al público: ¡compártalo ampliamente!

Foro familiar de Springbrook HS sobre salud mental y prevención del uso de sustancias
24 de febrero 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Con capacitación y distribución de Narcan que salva vidas

Una pastilla puede matar y nadie es inmune

Únase a Springbrook HS PTSA, una escuela de excelencia reconocida a nivel nacional, para un foro familiar sobre cómo mantener una salud mental sólida y prevenir el uso de sustancias. Los asistentes aprenderán sobre los peligros del fentanilo, el alcohol y otras sustancias, información para mantener seguros a los estudiantes, prevención del uso de sustancias en la escuela y la comunidad, reducción de daños e iniciativas de tratamiento, y qué seguro debe cubrir. Damos la bienvenida a todos los padres/tutores, estudiantes, personal y miembros de la comunidad a elegir entre varias sesiones educativas tanto para adultos como para estudiantes en inglés y español.

Desayuno Grab & Go / Tours en remolque C.O.P.E. / Feria de recursos / Horarios SSL disponibles

Por favor confirme: https://bit.ly/SpringbrookFamilyForum

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02/17/2024

Free PEP Webinar
February 22nd 7:00-9:15 pm

Free PEP webinar: Kids, Drugs & Alcohol: What to Know and How to Talk About It

In English on February 22, in Spanish on February 20

Substance use by youth is a growing concern for all of us, and especially parents and caregivers. What should you know about alcohol and other drugs? How do you talk about substance use and communicate honestly to keep your kids safe? To address these issues, the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) invites parents, caregivers, and youth to an online event in our Critical Topics in Parenting series: Kids, Drugs & Alcohol: What to Know and How to Talk About It on Thursday, February 22.

Free. More info and to register for the English-language event on Feb 22: https://www.pepparentonline.org/p/kids-drugs-alcohol/
For more info and to register for the Spanish-language event on Feb 20: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__uv9Eo_ITIuc65EwDnHUhw

View Flyers:https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/1d1992be-e6ad-413b-95cc-5358c614158d/PEP%20Kids%2C%20Drugs%20%26%20Alcohol%20Flyer%20Feb%2022.pdf

PEP Presenta un Seminario Web Gratis
22 de febrero 7:00-9:15 pm

PEP presenta un seminario web gratis:

Los jóvenes, las dr**as y el alcohol: qué saber y cómo hablar de ello

El consumo de sustancias por parte de los jóvenes es una preocupación constante de los padres y cuidadores. ¿Qué deben saber los padres sobre las diferentes sustancias adictivas? ¿Cómo se comunican los padres con sus niños y adolescentes sobre el uso de sustancias? Para abordar estas preguntas, PEP invita a los padres, cuidadores y jóvenes a un evento en línea de dos partes en nuestra Temas críticos en la crianza: Los jóvenes, las dr**as y el alcohol: qué saber y cómo hablar de ello el martes 20 de febrero.

Gratis. Más info & inscríbase: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__uv9Eo_ITIuc65EwDnHUhw

In English on February 22: https://www.pepparentonline.org/p/kids-drugs-alcohol/

Ver folleto:https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/1d1992be-e6ad-413b-95cc-5358c614158d/Springbrook%20Family%20Forum%20on%20Mental%20Health%20and%20.pdf

04/29/2023

Down County Consortium Celebration & BOE Visit

Wheaton High School
May 3, 2023
6:00 - 8:30

Celebration and School Table Fair: Please join us for a Down County Consortium Celebration being hosted by Wheaton High School!

Meet the Board of Education Members, visit other school tables, network, and see student performances. Concessions to support Wheaton 11th Graders to get ready for senior year events.

Ceremony starts at 6:00 pm in the Cafeteria.

Engagement, Advocacy and FUN!!!

Got questions?
Email: Narissa Johnson, Wheaton Cluster Coordinator at [email protected], or Laura Stewart, DCC Area VP at [email protected]

RSVP with QRC or @ https://flowcode.com/p/nWjkkG5V0?fc=0

12/10/2022

The work we are doing is critical to saving lives. Deaths by su***de and overdose are preventable. Staying connected, informed, and diligent are key. Take every opportunity to discuss these topics with your children, it is not a one time conversation. They also need to know that just one pill can kill.

That Adderall to help study or the Xanax to help anxiety/sleep they obtained from a friend almost certainly has deadly fentanyl in it if didn't come directly from the pharmacy. Even the the opiates and other meds from the pharmacy can be fatal in sufficient amounts.

12/10/2022

Get information about Flu/RSV guidance, how to watch the upcoming operating budget presentation live, new Board of Education leadership and more. 

09/26/2022

Tony Hoffman, who has been to prison, and to the Olympics as a BMX coach, will speak about addiction and recovery.

09/12/2022

Substance use, including va**ng and other to***co product use, continues to be an issue for students and, quite often, for the adults around them. We saw unimaginable devastation from substance use disorders last year in particular. This is an industry that continues to produce addictive products and advertisements aimed directly at youth, with flavors like cotton candy, and claims that their products are safe. They are not.

Please take this opportunity to learn more about va**ng, the marketing, and what you can do to prevent a lifetime of addiction for your child and others.

Maryland! Please join us together with the Maryland Department of Health for a free parent webinar 9/20 on what you need to know about youth va**ng for fall 2022. Register now: https://bit.ly/3AgQ78o

09/06/2022