Social Media Boot Camp

Is embracing social media and focusing on ways to monetize a presence on social media the right approach?  When parents generally strive to raise children of 'substance,' do efforts to make money via social media complement or contradict those goals?   https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/28/social-media-star-creator-camp-los-angeles?CMP=share_btn_tw

Will hidden cameras give us the insight we need to understand and address bullying?

Bullied, a new series hosted by 5-time Olympic Gold medalist swimmer Ian Thorpe focuses on bullying and uses controversial approaches to expose and address bulying in order to provoke a collaborative approach to effectively this epidemic. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-14/ian-thorpe-tackles-school-bullying-in-documentary/8348286  

Understanding the reality of PTSD in sexual assualt victims and rethinking our understanding of sexual assualt

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ptsd-civilians-sexual-assault-victims-1.3944626

See Something, Say Something

Silence in the face of injustice increases harm to victims and empowers victimizers and could ultimately damage your own health. See-Something-Say-Something

How To Practice Safe Sexting

Are abstinence and criminalization the best ways to handle inappropriate sexting?  Those approaches haven't achieved intended results with teen sex, drug use, or drinking.  Why would we expect the outcome to be different with sexting.  Is sexting the problematic behavior or is the issue we should be focused on the actions people take without consent? [...]

Gun Violence as a Health Issue? Considering gun violence as an epidemic transmitted through behavior could change the way we look at and potentially treat this challenge.

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/07/508722484/researchers-begin-to-look-at-gun-violence-as-public-health-issue

Does a Trump administration mean that schools will not be held accountable to ensure an educational environment that is free and clear of gender-based violence?

cAfter Teenage Mistakes, Pardons Give Second Chances To Ex-Offenders

New York has begun pardoning young adults convicted of non-violent crimes as teenagers through a program that could help up to 10,000 people. From derailing college plans to preventing employment, criminal convictions can be deeply, permanently damaging. Read Eduardo’s story and then take our quick quiz on Police Searches and Conversations

After Teenage Mistakes, Pardons Give Second Chances To Ex-Offenders

Teaching kids not to cyber bully is just as important as teaching them to speak up if they are cyber bullied

Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do?

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