Facts & Conversations: Perspectives on Underage Drinking
Chicago Panel held on October 26, 2006

The Health Alliance on Alcohol (HAA) and The Creative Coalition host leaders from the policy, media, medical and entertainment fields to hold a panel discussion for parents and community leaders to address underage drinking. Discussions were thoughtful, provocative, engaging and most importantly generated discussion on the issue of underage drinking that challenged misconceptions about the problem, and proposed community solutions to address it.

Moderator:
Giancarlo Esposito (Ali, Malcolm X, School Daze, Homicide:Life on the Street)

Panelists:
Tim Blake Nelson (Syriana, O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Catherine Dent (The Shield, Nobody’s Fool)
Dr. Karen Soren (Director of Adolescent Health Care, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian)
Jim Boyle (President of College Parents of America)

Megan Smiley (Senior Associate Director, Dean of Students Office, University of Chicago)