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SOURCES OF STRENGTH

HELPING PEER LEADERS UNDERSTAND THEIR CORE

MISSION& PERSONALIZING

SOURCES OF STRENGTHMESSAGES

A National Wellness Program impacting

Suicide and Bully Prevention

WWW.SOURCESOFSTRENGTH.ORG

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CORE MISSION #1

Increase sense of caring and

connectedness across school and community.

People around here care about how I’m doing. Both peers and adult staff.

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CORE MESSAGES: A

PERSONALIZE STRENGTHS

- NAME ADULTS

- REAL WORLD STORIES ABOUT

STRENGTHS HELPING

- LOCAL FOCUS

CORE MESSAGES: B

Many strengths are more powerful

than one.

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CORE MESSAGES: C

Break Silence-connect to supports

• Suicide• Bully• Violence• Substance Abuse• Trauma

Don’t Leave friends in pain

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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TRAINING

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Helping Peer Leaders understand the power of receiving a message from someone who they can

relate to

Mac vs. PC commercial

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VIDEO EXAMPLES OF MESSAGINGIneffective Messaging Statistics Depicts means Audience-won’t

resonate with youth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=3K5JP8bC1qM

Effective Messaging Positive, strength

based Audience can relatehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXn1W3fjf10&feature=player_embedded

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SOURCES OF STRENGTH

NEXT WEBINAR

SUSTAINING PROGRAMSGROWING FROM YEAR TO

YEAR

MAY 10, 2012

A National Wellness Program impacting

Suicide and Bully Prevention

WWW.SOURCESOFSTRENGTH.ORG