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PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Prevention Coalition will hold a town hall meeting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the multipurpose room at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.
The program will focus on drug use and mental health issues involving school-aged children in Wood County from elementary school through middle and high school: "Mental illness often leads to drug use while drug use often leads to mental illness."
The speakers and panel will include:
* Greg Puckett from the national board of directors of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America.
* Cathy Grewe is the coordinator of school counselors and student services for Wood County Schools and a member of the Wood County Prevention Coalition.
* Andrew Walker is an associate professor of criminal justice at WVU-P.
* Nancy Creigton is the youth services director at Westbrook Health Services.
The event is a follow up to the Hope For Recovery program held Aug. 4 at the Rock which focused more on adult addiction issues. Public and local officials are encouraged to come and participate in this forum.