Join us for a community program and Q&A with local pediatrician and expert, Dr. Safdar Medina, and a young adult with lived experience. Together, they'll share what adults with teens and tweens in their lives need to know and where to go if they need support.

This program is appropriate for teens and any adult with youth in their lives (parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, employers, etc.). Onsite childcare provided for children preschool age and over with preregistration by February 24th.

Also featuring:

• The Hidden in Plain Sight exhibit, an interactive, traveling display designed for parents and caregivers, featuring a mock teenager's bedroom to educate them on identifying signs of substance use, risky behavior, and concealed, everyday items indicating danger.

• Talk Early. Talk Often. resources from Central MA Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition to assist parents in starting the conversation about substance use.

Westborough Connects wishes to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors and granting organizations for helping make this program possible: Central One Federal Credit Union, Grossman Development Group, LLC, Reliant Foundation, Central National Gottesman Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Avidia Bank Foundation, Cumulus Global, Dolan & Maloney Insurance Agency, Curry Printing, Stephanie Lawrence Stuchlik, EverRise, Toll Brothers Massachusetts, new New England Recovery Center, Ball Financial Services, Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital.

This program is presented by the Square One Collaboration in Westborough.