I'm glad I'm able to help
very sorry for the loss o
gosh, thank you, I'll tel
that Elizabeth. And I'm h
law's house who is Born a
whose 98.5 years old and
of nature and as agile as
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his house, you're surroun
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at pictures earlier. I'm
why was it so important?
powerful, why was it so i
out there? We need to inf
everyone, but primarily t
in Children's lives that
unprecedented stress and
being a teenager, middle
has its challenges as it
times. But this pandemic
quarantine has exacerbate
greatly. And we are seein
We are hearing it from th
first person, we're also
from our crisis counselor
Um they're seeing a huge
calls for a lot of our st
home is not the safest pl
dealing with domestic vio
A lot of the students tha
to us in crisis and they'
they're dealing with suic
we we need to get the wor
recognize these warning s
struggles that are being
through subtle signs and
and more connected to the
get them to help and serv
needed. So we can mitigat
tragedy, more, lost more
and we know that we have
and the P. S. A. Is there
to hopefully get them cal
you know, to come to our
Sandy Hook promise dot or
to gives you a whole list
morning signs that you ca
can connect your student
to advocate for the Stand
which is a policy that we
Congress that will afford
prevention training for a
school students across th
trying to look that up. D
Seattle? Is it still in t
the House and has been in
and it has bipartisan sup
House with bipartisan sup
support in the Senate, an
that this uh stand up act
law and we can start gett
to students. That's amazi
a little bit about the si
this amazing program. Can
signs don't necessarily m
young, loved one is on th
terrible or tragic, but t
certainly it certainly ca
aware to be more connecte
um fixation with social m
friends, changing friend
mood swings, changes in b
that looks different, the
stress and the anxiety fr
still not, we still haven
effects that this this ma
now we have an opportunit
connected, more tuned in
more ready and willing to
our students. Uh and and
least we can just help th
A to Point B. Uh And then
very most, you know, we c
on your website, so I'll
to our article as well. S
be saying, you know, the
of the pandemic is near t
be back to normal next ye
message still important?
more important now Elizab
who have been existing th
been primarily in a digit
And so the additional str
into society and and now
to face with their peers,
set of challenges and anx
need to be extra vigilant
2nd phase, transition bac
like what used to be norm
start to emerge from this
to be extra vigilant and
our of our young folks, u
dealing with a lot, it's
don't understand everythi
dealing with and how it m
So we just need we're ask
vigilant and and really c
such a good point because
are back to normal. Yea b
change for these kids fri
not really back to normal
phase and we're not reall
to bring with it, so we r
just why these P. S. S. A
you and why having these
so important. We found th
Have been a very powerful
people and activating peo
people and bringing aware
that we care about and th
bring attention to. And w
partner with Bbdo new yor
They've been just amazing
since 2014 and continue t
they do a lot of this cre
us craft these, these cam
And it's all about really
education and awareness a
that there are warning si
don't happen in a vacuum
these decisions overnight
almost always a long stor
giving off signs and sign
train people, piers adult
to look for and identify
we say you need to know t
get that individual conne
adult or some kind of oth
or services to just get t
uh, and get them to a hea
We've seen it work. I can
times how many school sho
casualty events, How many
How many acts of self har
are trained in the known
been able to intervene an
and get somebody help bef
guys are doing such great
there anything else that
there? I just well, thank
bringing attention to thi
Um, as I said, we have lo
that they work. We need t
We need help to do that.
programs to schools at no
So it's so it's win win,
um the more that folks kn
and what we do, how they
of this equation, we can
and save more lives. Do y
you so much for all that
you Elizabeth. And you're
I appreciate that. And if
to follow up on this, ple
out directly to myself to