Join us for a documentary screening followed by a facilitated community conversation exploring the pressures shaping the lives of today’s young people.

Through the film, we will examine how achievement, competition, academic expectations, athletics, packed schedules, and the relentless pursuit of what comes next can affect youth mental health and well-being. Beneath strong grades, accomplishments, and carefully constructed appearances, many young people are carrying stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and a fear of falling short.

Following the screening, families and community members will come together for an honest conversation about what we witnessed, how these pressures appear in our own communities, and how adults can support young people without sacrificing their well-being in the pursuit of success.

Together, we will consider how to recognize distress that may be hidden behind achievement, create healthier definitions of success, and build environments where young people feel valued for who they are, not only for what they accomplish.

• Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
• Location: Northbrook United Methodist Church | 1190 Western Ave., Northbrook
• Time: 6:30 PM screening | Discussion immediately following

Raising a child on a mental health journey can feel isolating. CATCH’s Parents Connect groups bring parents together for honest conversation, shared understanding, and support from people who get it. 

Groups are intentionally small, confidential, and led by parents with lived experience, not therapists.

• Confidential & judgment-free
• One hour a week
• On Zoom

• Kids ages 6–13
• Teens ages 12–18
• Adult children 18+
• Eating disorders