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Want to know what’s on teens’ minds today? More than 30 Indianapolis youth will talk about what’s most important to them in an upcoming forum.

The event, called Tru Dialogue, invites community leaders and other adults across Indianapolis to connect with teens and listen to the issues they find most urgent in hopes of working collaboratively toward solutions.

In past events, young people led discussions about youth violence, mental health and family dynamics. This year’s forum will feature a youth panel and facilitated conversation.

Tru Dialogue will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, 617 Indiana Ave.

The event is free. RSVP online at the forum’s Eventbrite page.

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Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.

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Indy youth forum will tackle big issues teens face

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
February 5, 2026

<h1>Indy youth forum will tackle big issues teens face</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />February 5, 2026</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/arsenal-tech-tru-colors-ceremony_DM005-1024x650.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-18694" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Arsenal Tech students graduate from the Indy Peace Leaders program organized by Tru Colors Indy.</figcaption></figure> <p>Want to know what’s on teens’ minds today? More than 30 Indianapolis youth will talk about what’s most important to them in an upcoming forum.</p> <p>The event, called <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tru-dialogue-10-tickets-1976672284012?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tru Dialogue</a>, invites community leaders and other adults across Indianapolis to connect with teens and listen to the issues they find most urgent in hopes of working collaboratively toward solutions.</p> <p>In past events, young people led discussions about youth violence, mental health and family dynamics. This year’s forum will feature a youth panel and facilitated conversation.</p> <p>Tru Dialogue will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Madam+Walker+Legacy+Center/@39.776207,-86.1671883,1271m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x886b50c85212a949:0x40d9ec076acf6781!8m2!3d39.776207!4d-86.1671883!16s%2Fm%2F02ps8pp?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDExMS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2N0gBUAM%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">617 Indiana Ave</a>.</p> <p>The event is free. RSVP online at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tru-dialogue-10-tickets-1976672284012?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the forum’s Eventbrite page</a>.</p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/tru-dialogue-forum-indianapolis-youth-voice-february-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=73019&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/tru-dialogue-forum-indianapolis-youth-voice-february-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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