Young people establishing positive connections with helpful adults

Fall brings cooler weather, vibrant colors of changing leaves, the smell of cinnamon and pumpkin spice, crispy crunchy apples and the return to school.  For youth, school staff and parents/guardians alike, this is a time for fresh starts, rekindling relationships and forging new connections.  The Search Institute (https://searchinstitute.org) defines developmental relationships as, "close connections through which young people discover who they are,