TEEN TRUTH: ON THE ROAD - Listen to a few TEEN TRUTH Tribe Members discuss TEEN TRUTH and how it is has taught them the importance of not holding things inside.

The Iris Auxiliary has been quietly funding project that helps emotionally troubled kids just be kids. Source: Helping Hundreds of Children Every Year | NBC San Diego

Everybody liked Jesse Graham. Easy with a smile, he was a prankster, a joker and a music lover with a taste so eclectic it stretched from hip hop to the geezer bands in his dad's record collection. He made friends easily and was unwaveringly loyal to those close to him. At the Perth McDonald's where he worked, he was invariably cheerful and friendly and could even muster a joke or two during the pre-dawn hours of the early shift. On the few occasions his supervisors came close to getting angry with him, he would ...

TEEN TRUTH: INSIGHT - Listen to a TEEN TRUTH Expert explain how she created a fitness/activity challenge between the local schools in her district. We thought this was an extremely innovative idea to help enhance school culture, as well as increase activity and health awareness. Maybe you can try it at your school!

2010 CLIENT APPRECIATION WINNER TEEN TRUTH congratulates this year's client appreciation winner! This year's winner is PATTI FORRESTER of Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School in Moraga, CA! Patti was one of the many educators who returned our TEEN TRUTH 2009-2010 Client Survey Form. She was randomly selected to win a free iPod Shuffle! CONGRATS TO PATTI and thanks to everyone who entered this contest!

"Life is too short to wait to live" - Unknown If you could create your ideal life, what would it look like? It's a question that many of us don't take too much time to think about. We're so busy with our daily lives that we rarely give ourselves the chance to really imagine in detail what we want the future, both near and far, to bring. But if we don't know what our ideal life looks like, we'll never be able to achieve it! There are a lot of distractions and hurdles ...

"You Have the Power!" My name is Liza Aunkst, age 14 from Benedict, Nebraska. I am a freshman in high school. I want to tell you now, being a freshman in high school is not all that beautiful. It kind of stinks sometimes. I've been called "stupid" by seniors. I'm not stupid. I'm actually pretty smart. What I'm trying to get to here, is that yes, I have been bullied. I know what it feels like. It hurts. It really does, and it felt like no one was there to understand me or ...

The TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think - HALF NELSON - Directed by: Ryan Fleck Screenplay by: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden This powerful film tells the story of an inner-city teacher who strives to inspire his students in the classroom while hiding a dark and painful secret. When one of his troubled students catches him getting high, the two form a friendship that could very well save them both from self-destruction. This movie made us THINK about how important ...