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Darlene Faster

@DmFaster

Youth advocate, parent, disability rights supporter, and positive school climate and safety educator. Views are my own.

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Joined October 2012
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Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins are the brain’s “happy chemicals,” or neurotransmitters. There are many research backed and biologically based ways to boost our mood in our daily lives! #EDCTipTuesday
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Teachers know it, and research supports it: When students feel secure at school, they can focus their energy on learning. These activities help students feel like a part of their classroom community. ⬇️ edut.to/49DBL2q
10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas

10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas

Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.

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Check out the latest issue of ASBJ to explore essential strategies for fostering inclusivity in our schools. The article explores how educators and advocates can work to create safer spaces for LGBTQ+ students. Read it here: nsba.org/ASBJ/2024/february/…
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An inclusive and positive school culture plays a significant role in student engagement. Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean & Dr. Sheldon Berman, experienced superintendents, will join us on 3/18 to share practical ideas on integrating social & emotional learning. pulse.ly/36iofg2rkw
Student Engagement & Positive Culture: A Discussion for School Leaders

Student Engagement & Positive Culture: A Discussion for School Leaders

In this webinar two experienced superintendents provided practical ideas to help integrate SEL and build a positive and inclusive school culture.

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Thank you @CSD9Bronx! We are so excited to partner with you to keep your students and community safe!! @sandyhook #StrongPartnerships
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District 9 is proud and humbled to be partnering with Sandy Hook Promise & SAVE Project. @NYCSchools @sandyhook #stopgunviolence
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Not sure where to begin today? Why not #StartWithHello? Important conversations this week with simple ways to help others. @HBMSCounseling is off and running this year, working with kids to build a strong sense of community! 💜 #StartWithHelloWeek #WeAreHB
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Sandy Hook Promise Youth Advisory Board members and high school students share #BackToSchool reflections – hopes, everyday struggles and fears after school shootings like Uvalde – and how they take action to promote #schoolsafety, social inclusion and #violenceprevention. #SHPYAB
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Green Out on Wear Green Wednesday! Wear green today as a symbol of unity and solidarity with @sandyhook. 💚 Share your photos with the hashtags #StartWithHelloWeek #SAVEPromiseClub.
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We are gearing up for next week’s Start with Hello week at Madison! @NATIONALSAVE @sandyhook
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Kick off the school year with #StartWithHelloWeek, September 19-23! Create a culture of kindness and belonging for students in your school and community through our no-cost #StartWithHello program. Learn more and register today! sandyhookpromise.org/our-pro…
Start With Hello Week Social Media Action Kit

Start With Hello Week Social Media Action Kit

Raise awareness of the importance to Start With Hello and help combat social isolation, bullying, violence, and depression.

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“Someone saw or heard about a potential threat and spoke up.” We're grateful upstanders submitted a tip using our Say Something Anonymous Reporting System and helped avert a potential tragedy. #SaySomethingSavesLives wral.com/anonymous-tip-alert…
Anonymous tip alerts officers before 2 Hillside High students bring guns to school

Anonymous tip alerts officers before 2 Hillside High students bring guns to school

Both students were taken into custody and each was charged with one count of possession of a stolen firearm and one count of possession of a weapon on educational property.

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We all have the power to #PreventSuicide and save lives. Get the Youth Suicide Prevention Action Kit, part of @sandyhook's #VoicesForChange advocacy series for young people: sandyhookpromise.app.box.com… #SuicidePreventionWeek #SuicidePreventionMonth #YouthAdvocacy #SAVEPromiseClub
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Upstanders in Arizona helped avert a potential school shooting by alerting authorities to a "hit list" and plot by two teen girls. #KnowTheSigns #SaySomethingSavesLives kold.com/2022/09/06/2-teen-g…
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It's #SuicidePreventionWeek. Join national #mentalhealth leaders to urge @PattyMurray @SenatorBurr @leadermconnell @senschumer to bring forth and pass #HR7666 to protect current lifesaving programs! Take action now: bit.ly/3Qvc75L #CURESNow #ProtectOurKids
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Our Teenage Dream PSA won the #Emmy! Thank you @TelevisionAcad @BBDONY @smugglersite @katyperry, the brave school shooting survivors who appeared in the film, and supporters of our mission to #ProtectOurKids and #EndGunViolence. Watch #TheTeenageDream: sandyhookpromise.org/teenage…
Nicole Hockley, Sandy Hook Promise’s co-founder and CEO, and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, accepted the Emmy Award for Outstanding Commerical at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

ALT Nicole Hockley, Sandy Hook Promise’s co-founder and CEO, and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, accepted the Emmy Award for Outstanding Commerical at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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#BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by gun violence and mass shootings. Robb Elementary School is located in a largely Hispanic/Latinx community in #Uvalde, Texas. We must do more to #EndGunViolence and #ProtectOurKids. Get the facts: sandyhookpromise.org/blog/gu…
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The U.S. is now averaging more than one mass shooting a day. You may wonder where to find the hope, and how to continue the fight. Be part of the solution! Small actions can lead to big impact. Here are things you can do right now to help #EndGunViolence. sandyhookpromise.org/blog/gu…
What You Can Do Right Now to End Gun Violence

What You Can Do Right Now to End Gun Violence

The U.S. is now averaging more than one mass shooting a day. You might wonder where to find the hope, and if and how to continue the fight. Learn how.

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"All the kids in the 10 years since Sandy Hook, this is their experience. They’re going to be the ones that grow up to truly create the change. It’s not politicians in DC… We didn’t do enough to save them so they have to save themselves." @NicoleHockley on @11thHour with @SRuhle
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Sandy Hook Promise co-founders @NicoleHockley and @markbardenSHP stood with @POTUS today as he announced stronger regulations under the #ATF on #GhostGuns, which are homemade firearms and almost impossible to trace. #EndGunViolence #ProtectOurKids sandyhookpromise.org/press-r…
Sandy Hook Promise Statement on President’s Action on Ghost Guns

Sandy Hook Promise Statement on President’s Action on Ghost Guns

Sandy Hook Promise's co-founders Mark Barden and Nicole Hockley applauded President Biden's announcement to address ghost guns.

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