EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 1H 48M
Full Let's Start Talking Audiobook
from Let's Start Talking · host Central Coast Tri-County Collaborative
As our youth face earlier exposure to drugs, a turbulent world, and growing mental‑health pressures, open conversations with our youth are more important than ever. It explains why middle school feels like a sudden shift and shows how those changes raise emotional and behavioral risks, especially for early‑maturing and trans/nonbinary youth. The audiobook gives clear, low‑pressure strategies to start and sustain conversations, listen without judgment, set boundaries, and model coping skills. It outlines common substances and warning signs, explains protective actions (parental monitoring, belonging, positive activities), and offers simple resilience tools for the whole family. Urgent realities—rising overdoses and suicide risk—are addressed with calm, actionable next steps and where to find help locally. Practical, compassionate, and concise, this recording equips caregivers to connect, protect, and strengthen their families.Check out the following resources:hipscc.org/saferx CCODP.org sbcopioidtaskforce.org Check out our resource packet from our previous Let’s Talk webinar: bit.ly/AODCresources Narrated by Natalia DominguezAudiobook recording and production by Andy Zenczak (gadgetbox.net) This video was produced by GadgetBox, created by the Tri-County Collaborative and funded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), supported by Grant Number 23-10947. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the California Health and Human Services Agency, the CDPH, or the Tri-County Collaborative.
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As our youth face earlier exposure to drugs, a turbulent world, and growing mental‑health pressures, open conversations with our youth are more important than ever. It explains why middle school feels like a sudden shift and shows how those changes raise emotional and behavioral risks, especially for early‑maturing and trans/nonbinary youth. The audiobook gives clear, low‑pressure strategies to start and sustain conversations, listen without judgment, set boundaries, and model coping skills. It outlines common substances and warning signs, explains protective actions (parental monitoring, belonging, positive activities), and offers simple resilience tools for the whole family. Urgent realities—rising overdoses and suicide risk—are addressed with calm, actionable next steps and where to find help locally. Practical, compassionate, and concise, this recording equips caregivers to connect, protect, and strengthen their families.Check out the following resources:hipscc.org/saferx CCODP.org sbcopioidtaskforce.org Check out our resource packet from our previous Let’s Talk webinar: bit.ly/AODCresources Narrated by Natalia DominguezAudiobook recording and production by Andy Zenczak (gadgetbox.net) This video was produced by GadgetBox, created by the Tri-County Collaborative and funded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), supported by Grant Number 23-10947. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the California Health and Human Services Agency, the CDPH, or the Tri-County Collaborative.
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