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• Statistics indicate suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth between the age of 15 and 24 years old

• Each day an estimated 160,000 students in the US refuse to go to school because they dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers. Many more attend school in a chronic state of anxiety and/or depression.

• It is reported that 6 out of 10 American youth witness at least one bullying incident each day.

• According to the 2008 Metrowest Adolescent Health Survey, one in three youth (35%) report that they have bullied others. Bullying defined as being repeatedly teased, threatened, hit, kicked, or excluded by another student or group of students. Also, half of all middle school students in Metrowest Boston reported being bullied at least once in the previous 12 months.

The Power of“CHOICE”

Be The Change You Want To See

In The World

What You Think . . .What You Think . . .

What You Say . . .What You Say . . .

What You Feel . . .What You Feel . . .

How You Act . . .How You Act . . .

CREATES YOUR EXPERIENCECREATES YOUR EXPERIENCE

Ben Speaks . . . Louder Than Words

STARTS WITH A SINGLE SEED

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