BRUNSWICK, Ohio — The Brunswick City School District’s 2025-26 Parent Engagement Series kicked off Sept. 27 with the second annual Bright Futures Community Connection event at Brunswick Middle School.

Therapist Carrie Jancar, owner of Strongsville-based Family First Solutions, was one of the community service organizations at the event.

Jancar said Bright Futures Community Connection can be a vital resource for school staff, parents and students. She said while school districts in general do a good job of making families aware of support services, and organizations like hers contract with school districts to identify and follow-up when mental health “red flags” are noticed, there is still somewhat of a stigma attached to mental health struggles.

“But there is a generation of kids now

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