TEEN TRUTH: VOICES - Listen to this TEEN TRUTH Tribe Member discuss how he is often stereotyped just because he is a teenager. People assume he doesn't know anything, but truth is, if you had a conversation with him you might learn that he has a lot to offer.

Kids can surely be mean to each other. And for those who identify as gay or lesbian, life can be particularly tough. A new study shows these adolescents get bullied two to three times more than their heterosexual peers. While the researchers aren't sure why this sexual minority gets bullied more than others or the type of bullying, which can include various verbal insults and physical assaults, they suggest in general those who are different from the social norm are often bully targets. Whatever the cause, the researchers say, the results have implications for parents and schools alike. "Students, parents, schools and ...

TEEN TRUTH: ON THE ROAD - Listen to two emotional students talk about the TEEN TRUTH Program, but more importantly they discuss how TEEN TRUTH made them think differently about life and the impact they can have in the lives of the people around them. Are you ready to make a difference? Because these two young ladies are!

Op-ed: Speaker’s frank alcohol and drug abuse talk contains empowering message for parents January 29, 2010 by Lisa Levinson For the parents gathered in room K110 at Greeley on Tuesday, January 12 for a parent presentation co-hosted by Greeley’s Students Against Drunk Driving and Drugs (SADDD) and its student government, the fact that one isn’t seventeen forever is a given. But for many teens the challenges of the moment seem larger than life. Approximately 30 parents took advantage of an opportunity to preview a presentation on the negative effects of alcohol and drug use planned ...

TEEN TRUTH spent the last week on retreat in California.  The team experienced an intensive, action-packed week committed to the issues that face students, teachers, parents and administrators throughout North America. We recommitted to being a vehicle for students to have a voice as our top priority.  Our team is working hard to give students a voice, challenge them to think differently and empower them to speak their truths. Each of our speakers reveal something they tried to hide and in these personal truths, our speakers engage audiences in their own truths.  ...

TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think. Please watch it and let us know if it made you think. IN AMERICA Directed by: Jim Sheridan Written by: Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan Inspired by true events, this compelling story about an aspiring Irish actor and his family illegally immigrating in the United States made us THINK of the true American dream. After arriving in the big city of New York, the family must survive the physical, emotional and financial burdens of pursuing dreams while also ...

A middle school boy has been arrested in connection with a child pornography investigation after allegedly sending naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend to other students, Seattle TV station KIRO reported. The 14-year-old received a cell phone picture from his 14-year-old girlfriend showing her naked, police said. When the two broke up, the boy allegedly began forwarding the image to other students Monday night. Toni, the victim's mother, said her daughter is devastated and regrets sending the photo. "She did something out of trust. I suppose wanting to be accepted, loved. It was a mistake," ...

Student Andrew Schwartz tells his truth in this week's TEEN TRUTH: VOICES. Throughout elementary and middle school I didn't have many friends, and it was no one's fault but my own. I purposely alienated myself from others and at times I was even a bully. But I wasn't a bully because I felt like making people feel bad, it was because of all of the anger I had inside. My relationship with my father fueled this constant anger that I would take out on both my brother and on other kids at school. ...