Lunch and Learn Youth Mental Health: Bring the Conversation to Your Workplace
There’s a growing mental health crisis facing kids and teens across Connecticut, and it doesn’t stop at the school doors. It spills into homes, workplaces, and communities.
As a business leader, you know that supporting your community isn’t just about charity; it’s about building a future workforce that’s healthy, resilient, and ready.
That’s where Lunch and Learn Youth Mental Health sessions come in.
This is your opportunity to bring timely, expert-led conversations into your workplace, while also funding real, on-the-ground support for kids in crisis.
How It Works: Fuel a Conversation, Fund a Counselor
Lunch & Learn is a powerful way for companies to invest in both employee wellness and community impact.
When your business sponsors a Lunch & Learn, we’ll bring a TeenTalk mental health professional into your workplace (virtually or in person) to lead a 45-minute session on a critical topic related to youth mental health.
Your $1,385 donation covers the full cost of the event and funds one week of a TeenTalk counselor at a local school, serving hundreds of students who rely on us every day.
This is not a generic webinar. It’s live, local, expert-driven, and directly tied to the needs of families in our region.
Choose the Topic That Matters Most to Your Team
Each Lunch and Learn Youth Mental Health session is built around one of the top concerns facing parents, caregivers, and community members in 2025:
🔹 Mind the Gap: Youth Mental Health & Our Community’s Future
A powerful opening session about bridging what kids face today with the support they’ll need tomorrow.
🔹 The Digital Gap: Navigating Social Media with Kids at Every Age
What adults need to know to coach their kids online, from TikTok stress to digital safety.
🔹 The Anxiety Gap: Understanding What Today’s Kids Are Up Against
Learn to spot the signs of stress, support children early, and help prevent long-term harm.
🔹 The Intervention Gap: What to Do When a Child Might Be in Crisis
Suicide prevention strategies every adult should know… delivered with clarity and care.
🔹 The School Gap: What Our Counselors Are Seeing in Classrooms Today
Direct insight from our front-line mental health professionals in Fairfield County schools.
🔹 The Overdose Gap: Saving Lives in the Youth Opioid Crisis
A life-saving training on Narcan, fentanyl, and what to do in a youth overdose emergency.
Why Companies Are Getting Involved
Because mental health is no longer just a personal issue… it’s a workplace one.
Your employees are parents, mentors, neighbors. They want tools. They want understanding. And they want to work for a company that gets it.
When you host a Lunch and Learn Youth Mental Health session, you’re doing more than educating your team. You’re showing leadership. You’re investing in children. And you’re making sure a trained counselor is there for a student who might otherwise go without help.
Let’s Bring This Conversation to Your Office
Sponsoring a Lunch & Learn is quick to schedule, simple to run, and incredibly meaningful for your team. We’ll handle the logistics. You handle the invitation list.
Interested in booking a session or learning more?
Contact us at development@kidsincrisis.org.
P.S. One hour of your time could fund a week of lifesaving care in a local school. Let’s start there.
