Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker JC Pohl... For many, spring is a time of renewal, of rebirth, and of growth. A few weeks ago I met a student on the road named Dario and he shared with me the pressure he feels around bullying and his thoughts of suicide. We talked a great deal that day about his life and his feelings, as well as the often unspoken truths about suicide. Through just a short conversation about his interests and dreams, I was able to discover Dario's inner ...

Check out the latest insight from TEEN TRUTH co-founders and speakers Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl... Last Friday, a new documentary called “Bully” was released in a limited amount of theatres in the United States. Like our film (“TEEN TRUTH: BULLY & SCHOOL VIOLENCE”), “Bully” explores the issue from the perspective of real teens, but because it contains profanity, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave it an “R” rating. This means minors can only see the film with an adult, prompting director Lee Hirsch and producer Harvey Weinstein ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker Erahm Christopher... Over the years I have been called many names. "Air-Ram," "Air-rum," and "Effram" are a just few creative interpretations of my given name, Erahm, pronounced like "Erin" but with "m" at the end. I don't fault people for their attempts at proper pronunciation, but I make sure to correct them if they don't get it right because I want people to know who I really am. We're all called names that have nothing to do with who we ...

CHeck out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker JC POHL... Last week Erahm and I had the privilege of keynoting the annual CADA Conference in Reno, NV. CADA is the California Association of Directors of Activities, and I believe it is one of the premier educator conferences in the country. The conference delivers a wealth of knowledge, friendly connections, and entertaining networking events. The theme of the conference this year was PEACE. LOVE. CADA...A LEADERSHIP REVOLUTION. TEEN TRUTH produced a unique keynote specifically for this year's theme ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founders and speakers ERAHM CHRISTOPHER and JC POHL... In the past five years the TEEN TRUTH film series and the TEEN TRUTH LIVE experience have inspired a national movement in the education industry. To strengthen this movement our team focuses on developing innovative products that help you anchor TEEN TRUTH's powerful and build safer more connected schools. Over the past two years we received several requests for a follow-up youth training program and responded by releasing the ground breaking TEEN TRUTH PLUS experience. In an effort ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH REPORT Editor and Producer SARAH McGOWAN... As a writer, I'm constantly working with words, molding and shaping them, bending and tweaking them, trying to get them into the perfect combination to express exactly what I want to say. If I don't, I run the risk of not being understood, or worse, saying something I don't mean. As I think back to my teen years, I said a lot of things I didn't mean - sometimes to fit in, sometimes to make someone else feel better, sometimes ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker ERAHM CHRISTOPHER... On April 9th, 2008 my wife and I were blessed with the arrival of our baby girl. The hospital made us stay for a two-day "observation period" so they could make sure our daughter was ready to go. But really I think they were observing whether we were ready to go. As new parents we were both excited and nervous to raise our first child, so naturally we were open to whatever insight the nurses could offer. As several nurses visited ...

Check out this VOICES from a TEEN TRUTH TRIBE Member... Every day people making a difference. Sharing a smile, a shoulder to cry on. Spreading the laughter. Showing they care. Taking the time Lending a hand. Expecting nothing in return Just being themselves. Wanting to help. Changing the world. They go unnoticed Every day people are heroes. - Lauren Pace, a student at Valley Forge High School in Cleveland, OH, was so moved by the TEEN TRUTH LIVE experience when JC came to her school that she wrote a poem about every day heroes, moving JC, her teachers and fellow students to tears. JC ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker JC POHL... 2012 promises to be a great year for many of us and every year most of us sit down and make grand, well-intended New Year's Resolutions that don't seem to last much longer than a month or two. In 2009, I switched this tradition up and found a new way of thinking that has helped me greatly. Having seen the impact of this decision over the years, I thought it would be worth sharing with you and your efforts to make ...

Check out what this TEEN TRUTH TRIBE MEMBER has to say about his experience with TEEN TRUTH LIVE... From time to time I look back on my years in middle school and high school. Today just happens to be one of those days. Evan Lieberman was born on December 6, 1991. He was born in the same town as I was, and put through the same school system. I was two years younger than Evan, and while I knew him by name I never knew him personally. What I do know is that ...