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Beyond Differences® in the News

Better.net Mental Health and Kids: How Parents can Recognize Anxiety and Depressions Signs in Children
Authority Magazine Interview with Laura Talmus of Beyond Differences
Nob Hill Gazette The Fight to End Social Isolation
VoyageLA Meet Beyond Differences
San Francisco Chronicle Students Rally in Oakland
North Bay Area Help for Thousands of Socially Isolated Teens

Beyond Differences® Awards & Accolades

2018 AARP Purpose Prize Fellow: Laura Talmus
Facebook Community Leadership Program: Youth Fellow
2017 California Teachers Association (CTA) State Gold Award: Community Leadership Prorgam
2017 Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC): Courageous Leadership Award
North Bay Business Journal: Nonprofit Leadership Award

Social Isolation During COVID-19

Journal of the American Acadamy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Impact of Social Isolation on Mental Health of Children & Adolescents during COVID-19
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers: How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown
Science Daily: Loneliness in Youth Could Impact Mental Health Over the Long Term
Mayo Clinic: Helping Kids Cope with Loneliness During COVID-19
Psychiatry Advisor: Home Alone: The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Isolation on Infants. Children, and AdolescentsIsolation

Social Isolation in the News

The Daily Podcast: Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
New York Times: ‘The Best Tool We Have’ for Self-Harming and Suicidal Teens
Forbes: 7 Ways Loneliness, And Connectedness, Affect Mental Health
School Community Journal: Social Isolation in Middle School
Governing: Loneliness May Be a Bigger Public Health Threat Than Smoking or Obesity
NPR: Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden
Huffington Post: ‘A New ‘3 R’s’ for Back to School: Respect, Recognition, and Reciprocity
Huffington Post: Friendships May Play A Huge Role In Depression Recovery
Medical Daily: Being Alone vs. Being Lonely: The Psychological Effects Of Social Isolation On The Human Species
Wall Street Journal: Social Isolation Damages Children
New Republic: The Lethality of Loneliness

Social Emotional Learning

What is SEL?: What is Social Emotional Learning?
Why Social Emotional Learning is Suddenly in the Spotlight: Read the Pew Research Study
Social Emotional Learning Should Be A Priority During COVID-19 Crisis: Experts Talk About the Importance of SEL During the Pandemic
Teaching the ‘New’ COVID-19 Social Emotional Skills: Addressing SEL needs for Reopening of Schools
The Importance of Social-Emotional Learning in Schools: SEL Inforgraphic

Stand Up for AAPI Youth

NBC News Program Aims to Protect Aisan American Youth from Bullying
KGO-TV Teen Star of Fresh Off The Boat
SF Gate Regional Schools Asked to Fight Racism
Marin Independent Journal Marin nonprofit Joins Fight Against Asian American Bigotry
Next Shark Campaign Seeks to Protect Asian American Youth from Covid 19 Bullying

No One Eats Alone® in the News

WCBS News New York: No One Eats Alone Day 2022
Queens Courier: Bellerose school kicks off Respect for All Week with special guest from hit show ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
KCTV-TV: Middle school students learn about impacts of social isolation
WISH: Indiana students pledge to build new friendships during national ‘No One Eats Alone Day’
Waterloo Courier: All Kids Included in No One Eats Alone Program
KPTV (Portland:: No One Eats Alone Day promotes inclusion at Portland schools
WKBW-TV (Olean, NY): Olean middle school students make sure others don’t eat lunch alone on Valentine’s Day
Staten Island News: Staten Island students to participate in ‘No One Eats Alone Day
KMOV (St. Louis): How 2 St. Louis schools are fighting social isolation
Health Affairs: Legislation Can’t Solve Loneliness, But It Can Help
Dear Abbey: Hidden in Plain Sight
Telemundo (San Francisco, CA) Conoce el programa “nadie come solo” en escuelas de S
WTHR-TV 13 News Team Shares Encouraging Meassages for Students on No One Eats Alone Day
Chicago Tribune No Child Left Behind at Lunchtime

Be Kind Online® in the News

LA School Report Being Kind Online Takes on New Urgency
News 12 Long Island LI Students Pledge to Combat Cyberbullying for Call It Out Day
Dotopia Nonprofit Spotlight: Beyond Differences
Sewanhaka Schools Newsletter

Know Your Classmates® in the News

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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabil

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities! There are many kinds of disabilities including medical, social, identity, and more. Disability Inclusion and Disability Visibility are just two ways our Featured Curriculum honors the diverse strengths and perspectives of the disabled community. Help us redefine disability in our environment, curriculum and policies.

If you are an educator, you can register for our biggest program, Know Your Classmates®, through the link in our bio. You will receive free access to these lesson plans and resources written by our National Teen Board that encourage disability inclusion in schools. Sign up today!
#KnowYourClassmates #DisabilityVisibility #WhatisNormal #DisabilityInclusion #Educators #SchoolResource #InternationalDay #Disabilities #SocialJustice #Movement

Our 2023 theme for No One Eats Alone® is My Recip

Our 2023 theme for No One Eats Alone® is My Recipe for Empathy.

NOEA lessons and activities focus on helping students feel a sense of belonging in their communities. As a result, their empathy skills get stronger and students become more equipped to disrupt social isolation.

We encourage all educators to register now, through the link in our bio, to secure your NOEA kit. You won’t want to miss this and the Featured Curriculum this year!
#BeyondDifferences #NOEA #NoOneEatsAlone #SchoolResource #Educators #Empathy #Belonging

Thank you to everyone who donated this Giving Tues

Thank you to everyone who donated this Giving Tuesday! With your donation, we are able to focus on reaching more teachers and students nationwide, providing them with free programs and curricula. You are directly contributing to helping us create welcoming cultures in classrooms, promoting diversity and inclusion, and encouraging youth to embrace their differences as strengths. We can’t do it without people like you, thank you!

Today is Giving Tuesday, the second biggest giving

Today is Giving Tuesday, the second biggest giving day of the year! In 2021, organizations raised an estimated $2.7 billion on Giving Tuesday. We are inspired by everyone who’s choosing kindness today, and celebrating generosity.

With your donation this Giving Tuesday, you can have an impact on creating cultures of belonging in schools across the country. Our student-led social justice movement is growing everyday because of the free Social Emotional tools we provide to students and educators, helping them tackle loneliness and foster a sense of community. We need your help to expand this movement to help students feel safe and supported in their school. Head to beyonddifferences.org to donate today. Every dollar helps!
#GivingTuesday #Donate #BeyondDifferences

It’s not too late to sign up for our virtual eve

It’s not too late to sign up for our virtual event tomorrow (Nov 29) at 4-5PM PST!

Our National Teen Board will be discussing:
What they wished educators knew about disability,
How their experiences as disabled people and family members have been different because of their identities,
What helped them feel safe and seen in classrooms,
What they hope their curriculum will do for educators and students.

Click here https://conta.cc/3fM1Xk8 or head to the link in our bio to join our Learning Community to gain access to this free event! Comment a 💜 if you already signed up! We can’t wait to see you all there!

Beyond Differences is on a mission to inspire stud

Beyond Differences is on a mission to inspire students to create cultures of belonging for everyone. It’s a movement where students are the activists and are given the resources to change the culture of their school through the power of inclusion and the sense of belonging.

Please join us this Giving Tuesday to continue empowering students nationwide by donating at beyonddifferences.org. Your donation will be generously matched, helping us reach our goal of $10,000 and giving us the support to continue to provide free Social and Emotional Learning tools to students and educators. #BeyondDifferences #ProfessionalDevelopment #Donate #InclusionMatters

We are hosting a virtual event on November 29 with

We are hosting a virtual event on November 29 with our Teen Board! Attend this event by joining our Learning Community, through the link in our bio, and learn about these topics:

💜 The impact our Teen Board hopes to have on educators
💜 What it was like building the curriculum
💜 What part of the curriculum they are most excited about

You won’t want to miss this discussion about student agency and peer-to-peer teaching and learning. By joining our Learning Community, you will also have access to watch previous sessions and download resources to use in your classroom. Sign up today!
#BeyondDifferences #SchoolResource #VirtualEvent #InclusionMatters #SocialIsolation

Happy Holidays from the Beyond Differences team! I

Happy Holidays from the Beyond Differences team! It’s the perfect time of year to be with friends and family, and give back to local communities. We hope you’ll consider donating to Beyond Differences, where your donation will be used to help students create cultures of belonging in their schools with awareness days, like No One Eats Alone Day, and Social and Emotional curriculum. Head to beyonddifferences.org to donate today! #GivingTuesday #Donate #BeyondDifferences #InclusionMatters

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