HOW YOUNG PEOPLE SEEK CONNECTION AND WHERE THEY MAY BE FINDING A SENSE OF BELONGING
Guest Speaker: Bonnie Randall
Date: Thursday, April 9 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Steinbach Regional Secondary School (Gold Gym)
We encourage all parents/caregivers to attend this important and informative meeting. This is a FREE admission event.
Bonnie’s presentation explores how young people are seeking connection today and encourages parents to reflect on where their children may be finding that sense of belonging. The presentation offers hopeful, practical ideas and small steps families can take to strengthen communication and build trust with their child. It also opens a conversation about the challenges of online life and how parents and youth can work together to create healthier, more meaningful connections.
Bonnie Randall, a national trainer with the Center for Trauma-Informed Practices and a clinical social worker, has worked extensively with school divisions across Canada. Her early career was spent working alongside Kevin Cameron as a Family School Liaison Counselor with Horizon School Division in the years leading up to the Taber School Shooting. Following that, she held an 11-year tenure with Child Protection in West-Central Alberta, carrying an investigation caseload and acting as case manager for high-risk teens. Bonnie moved into a therapeutic role in 2005 for Alberta Health Services Addictions and Mental Health.