A teen’s perspective. National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is celebrated on October 11. NCOD serves as an awareness day for anyone in the LGBT or LGBT ally communities. NCOD has become a movement in many countries nationwide. As popular as this day is, it’s crazy to think that every day teens are facing fears that … Continued
Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 5th –October 11th. It is important to be informed on how mental illness affects our youth, not just this week but year round. One in five teens suffers from a mental illness. Having a mental illness should not be any different than experiencing a physical illness. Now let’s learn … Continued
Did You Know? Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. More than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection. There are 750,000 teen pregnancies every year. The typical high school student hears anti-gay slurs 25.5 times a day. Over 70% of girls age 15 to 17 avoid … Continued
Teen suicide prevention, tips for teachers and parents. The teen suicide rate has increased in the last couple years. It is important for both teachers and parents to get informed of the leading facts and causes of teen suicide, so such cases could be prevented. The Facts There are twice as many deaths due … Continued