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1. Changing the Narrative Around Suicide and Mental Illness: Youth United for Responsible Media Representation
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By Chloe Sorensen | September 3, 2019
Founder, Youth United for Responsible Media RepresentationWhen I was a student at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, there was a youth suicide cluster in our community. By the time I graduated, I had lost five of my peers, including a close friend. Overwhelmed by grief and fear and unsure of how to move forward, I sought a way to channel my pain into action.
Halfway through my sophomore year, I found myself speaking at school board meetings and in other forums, advocating for the needs of students.
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2. Engaging Youth in Program Planning
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By ETR | June 18, 2019
It makes sense to engage young people in planning and implementing programs focused on youth. These steps can benefit organizations and communities as well as young people themselves. So…what do you do if you’re a believer, you want to see more youth engagement in your organization, but you’re under-resourced? Or your leadership isn’t on the same page? Or you’re just not sure how to proceed?
There are some fine resources that can offer guidance, but we’d like to suggest you start by watching this video from ETR Project Coordinator Alda Santana.
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3. Empowered Literacy and Social Impact: Power Poetry for Teens
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By George Weiner | April 18, 2019
Co-Founder and CTO, Power PoetryA single poem—a simple combination of well-chosen words—can liberate a young person's soul. "A great poem is no finish to a man or woman, but rather a beginning," wrote Walt Whitman.
It is in this spirit of new beginnings that the To Be Heard Foundation (TBH) carries forth its mission: to educate youth through heightened literacy. We seek to empower youth as individuals, within their communities, and as social activists through a mastery of reading, writing and expression of poetry. The foundation sponsors the work of two core programs, Power Writers and Power Poetry.
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4. Enabling Young People to Thrive: ETR's Program Success Framework
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By Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, MCHES | March 25, 2015
Senior Editor, ETRETR's got a great video collection. In brief, lively clips, our staff and partners talk about the work we do—products, services and research findings. You can watch them on the "Videos" tab or at the ETR YouTube channel. One of my current favorites describes ETR's Program Success Framework.
[INVALID] - By Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, MCHES
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