Former NBA player to share journey of recovery at GPS Parent Series

The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “Prevention Starts With All: The Chris Herren Story” with former NBA player Chris Herren on Thursday, Sept. 19.

It will be offered in a hybrid in-person and Zoom webinar at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage at noon and via Zoom at 7 p.m. Go to gpsparentseries.org/events/chris-herren/ for information and the links to these webinars.

Herren’s dream to play in the NBA began to unravel after making a few bad decisions. In this personal presentation, he will share his recovery story with brutal honesty. He will discuss his journey from addiction to sobriety and the many steps in between. Herren also will address themes of gateway drugs, prescription drug use, vaping and the responsibility of prevention.

Herren was a high school basketball legend who scored more than 2,000 career points while at Durfee High School and was named to the 1994 McDonald’s All-American team. He realized his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA when he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 1999 and then was traded to his hometown team, the Boston Celtics, in 2000. After suffering a season-ending injury as a Celtic, Herren went on to play in five countries.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Cebrin Goodman Center, Prevention Leadership Team of the DuPage County Health Department, Duly Health and Care, Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, KidsMatter, Endeavor Health, Community Consolidated School District 93 Birth to 5 Coalition, DuPage Regional Office of Education, and Webb-Hutter Family Fund of DuPage Foundation.

To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events or submit a question in advance, contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at gilda_ross@glenbard.org or (630) 942-7668.