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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

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

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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Meet Nina Haggerty, Beyond Differences new Profess

Meet Nina Haggerty, Beyond Differences new Professional Development Program Manager

For over 15 years Nina has worked in Early Childhood education in instruction, administration, family outreach and workforce development. She began her journey teaching preschool while getting an undergraduate degree from University of California Santa Cruz.

After years in the Bay Area she helped to rebuild a small rural PreK – 5 program in Chile where she specialized in bilingual education. Upon her return she continued as a bilingual educator and earned a Masters in Education Leadership from Mills College where she focused her research on trauma-informed practice, culturally responsive leadership, and analysis of global education systems. She moved from private school environments to Head Start in 2018 where she oversaw education, mental health and special needs programs and personnel in East Oakland.

Recently she has been focused on building emergent curriculum and is passionate about continuing to work with teaching staff around reflective practice and co-regulation in the classroom. She is thrilled to join the Beyond Differences staff in helping children, families and staff establish a sense of ground and belonging in these trying times.

Happy Friday! What are your plans for the weeken

Happy Friday!

What are your plans for the weekend?

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Hello Friendship: Recipes for Connection - The bra

Happy Birthday to Beyond Differences co-founder Ac

Happy Birthday to Beyond Differences co-founder Ace Smith! 🎉

Beyond Differences was founded by Laura Talmus and Ace Smith to honor the life and memory of their daughter Lili Rachel Smith (1994 – 2009).

Please join us in wishing Ace a very happy birthday!

Please join us in welcoming our newest member to t

Try a childhood recipe from Liam Mayclem! For wee

Try a childhood recipe from Liam Mayclem!

For weeks now, we've been telling you about our Hello Friendship campaign and why - with your support - we are able to provide high-quality Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and middle school student leadership programs to thousands of schools across the country.

Liam is best known as The Foodie Chap on KCBS-AM, benefit auctioneer for dozens of non-profits, and the Culinary Stage Host for the world-famous Bottlerock Music Festival in the Napa Valley, and he hopes to convince you to support Beyond Differences, too!

Please give generously to our Hello Friendship campaign and -- with your gift of $250 or more -- we will send you the Hello Friendship Cookbook: Recipes for Connection. You can even try Liam's "Me Mum's Shepherd's Pie!"

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Join thousands of schools across the nation in cel

Join thousands of schools across the nation in celebrating National No One Eats Alone Day and help create a culture of belonging where all children feel accepted, valued and included no matter what their differences!

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