Monday, April 9, 2012

Friendwatch

When a child hurts themselves due to bullying or abuse, the question isn’t, “Didn’t someone know?” The question should be, “Why didn’t we let them tell us!”

There’s been a tremendous amount of talking about teen bullying, abuse and suicide lately. Talking is great – but action is even better!

The tragedy of a teen in trouble through bullying, drugs, abuse and suicide is horrible, but an even bigger tragedy is that in most cases their friends knew but didn’t tell the right people; people who could have helped.

Schools have great protocols in place to help a teen in trouble, but only once they know who’s in trouble. With teens afraid to speak up, these programs do no good. If we’re to save more teens, what’s needed is an online vehicle where they can share their concerns…with complete anonymity.
Friendwatch.org was created to give teens an instant, virtual and completely anonymous way to share their vital knowledge with the right people; in time!

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