Sheryl Lee Ralph Shines Light on the Importance of Kindness in The Choose Kindness Project’s PSA to Inspire a More Inclusive World For All

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Working together on bullying prevention, intentional inclusion and youth mental wellness, we can help kids create the futures that they imagine.
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“A positive connection to at least one adult in their community — like a teacher, counselor, coach or afterschool care provider — can strengthen students’ social-emotional development and improve academic outcomes while decreasing drop-out rates, bullying and a host of other problems.”
Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Why This Matters
Working together on bullying prevention, intentional inclusion and youth mental wellness, we can help create the futures that kids imagine.
One-third of teens surveyed say that they have been bullied in the past year.
-The Choose Kindness Project Survey, conducted by Ipsos (2022)
Identity-based bullying accounts for over half of all bullying and cyberbullying incidents.
-ADL
37% of students reported that their mental health was not good most or all of the time during the pandemic.
-U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Nearly 40% of teens surveyed find it challenging to talk to their parents when they’re struggling with loneliness and exclusion.
-The Choose Kindness Project Survey, conducted by Ipsos (2022)
The Choose Kindness Project
The Choose Kindness Project is an alliance of 20+ of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations that champion three major issue areas affecting children and teens: bullying prevention, intentional inclusion and youth mental wellness.
The Choose Kindness Project is dedicated to inspiring a more inclusive world where all young people feel empowered to be themselves and feel safe to create the futures they imagine.
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