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Navigating the Youth Expe
rience Today: Screens\, Stress\, & Substances
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Join us for a meanin
gful evening of connection and conversation design
ed for middle and high school students and their p
arents or caregivers. Together\, we’ll explore how
today’s teens are navigating technology\, substan
ces\, stress\, and other pressures and how underst
anding these challenges can help families support
healthy choices and stronger connections.
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Benefits of the program
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Promotes
healthy decision-making skills
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Encourages open and effective fam
ily communication
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Promotes family and peer connectedness
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Builds resilience and h
ealthy coping strategies
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span style="font-size:12pt\;">Increases knowledge and awareness of cur
rent youth pressures
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Strengthens family and community support net
works
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Provides practical tools and resources
for navigating challenges together
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Details
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Designed for m
iddle school and high school students and their pa
rents or caregivers\, this Connected Conversation
begins with a complimentary shared meal and incorp
orates video content from Operation Parent along w
ith facilitated discussion from Johnson County Men
tal Health staff. There will be opportunities for
youth and adults to pause\, reflect\, and discuss
what they are learning together. Participants will
leave with practical strategies\, resources\, and
conversation starters they can continue using at
home.
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Date
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Wed
nesday\, November 18\, 2026\n \n
6
- 8 p.m.
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Central Resource L
ibrary - Central Carmack Community Room
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9875 W 87th S
t\, Overland Park\, KS 66212<
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For questions and more information<
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For more information\, contact Jared Avilez\, Jar
ed.Avilez@jocogov.org or Tim Kruse\, Tim.Kruse@jo
cogov.org.
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DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Navigating the Youth Expe
rience Today: Screens\, Stress\, & Substances\n \n
\n \n Join us for a meaningful evening of connect
ion and conversation designed for middle and high
school students and their parents or caregivers. T
ogether\, we’ll explore how today’s teens are navi
gating technology\, substances\, stress\, and othe
r pressures and how understanding these challenges
can help families support healthy choices and str
onger connections.\n \n \n \n Benefits of the prog
ram\n \n \n \n \n \n Promotes healthy decision-m
aking skills\n \n \n \n \n Encourages open and
effective family communication\n \n \n \n \n Pr
omotes family and peer connectedness\n \n \n \n
\n Builds resilience and healthy coping strategie
s\n \n \n \n \n Increases knowledge and awarene
ss of current youth pressures\n \n \n \n \n Str
engthens family and community support networks\n \
n \n \n \n Provides practical tools and resourc
es for navigating challenges together\n \n \n \n
\n \n Details\n \n \n \n Designed for middle schoo
l and high school students and their parents or ca
regivers\, this Connected Conversation begins with
a complimentary shared meal and incorporates vide
o content from Operation Parent along with facilit
ated discussion from Johnson County Mental Health
staff. There will be opportunities for youth and a
dults to pause\, reflect\, and discuss what they a
re learning together. Participants will leave with
practical strategies\, resources\, and conversati
on starters they can continue using at home.\n \n
\n \n Date\n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 18\, 20
26\n \n \n \n 6 - 8 p.m.\n \n \n \n Central Resou
rce Library - Central Carmack Community Room\n \n
\n \n 9875 W 87th St\, Overland Park\, KS 66212\n
\n \n \n For questions and more information\n \n
\n \n For more information\, contact Jared Avilez\
, Jared.Avilez@jocogov.org or Tim Kruse\, Tim.Krus
e@jocogov.org (mailto:Tim.Kruse@jocogov.org).\n \n
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CATEGORIES:CFS Parent Portal
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T180000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T200000
LOCATION:9875 W 87th\n Central Resource Library\n Overland
Park\, 66212\n
URL:https://connect.jocogov.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2601
END:VEVENT
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