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Changing Our Mental & Emotional Trajectory (COMET)

November 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

We hope that you can join us!  The first COMET training will take place on Thursday, November 5, Juniper Gardens Children’s Campus, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Ks from 6-8pm.

COMET – Changing Our Mental & Emotional Trajectory is a great  opportunity to build the ability for “first line” staff, members, employees to be able to support those we serve with listening empathy and then connecting them to the resources they need.

Let us know if you  or someone from your organization can attend.

 

hosted by ThrYve and the YVPC-KC with our collaborative partners K-State Extension Wyandotte County, High Plains Research,Flyer for the COMET program, "Changing Our Mental & Emotional Trajectory," a family and community engagement event. The flyer features an illustration of a diverse group of youth and adults standing arm-in-arm. Text explains that the event focuses on strengthening support for one another, recognizing when someone may need help, starting meaningful conversations, listening with empathy, and connecting people with resources. Event Details: Location: Children’s Campus / Juniper Gardens, 3rd Floor Conference Room Date and Time: Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 6:00-8:00 PM Training Topics: Learn a natural way to talk with a friend, neighbor, or acquaintance about difficult topics. Learn a conversational guide and the importance of being “the other person.” Practice COMET intervention questions and develop a plan for using COMET conversations to support others' well-being. The flyer includes a QR code and RSVP link, contact information for Chiquita Miller, and logos for KU Center for Community Health and Development, ThrYve, Kansas State University Extension Wyandotte County, High Plains Research Network, KU Community Impact, and Salem Missionary Baptist Church. Decorative green and orange abstract shapes and heart illustrations border the flyer. KU Office of Community Impact and the Salem Missionary Baptist Church.

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