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Tiny steps reap big change

- Big Bear Grizzly Newspaper, CA. By Victoria Nagata, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (www.bigbeargrizzly.net).

Gov. O’Malley’s visit highlights Urbana Middle School’s anti-bullying program

- Gazette.Net/Post-Newsweek Media, Inc., MD. By Angie Cochrun, Staff Writer. June 2, 2011. (www.gazette.net).

Gov. Martin O’Malley to Urbana Middle School students: Fight bullying

- The Frederick News-Post in Frederick, MD. By Marge Neal, News-Post Staff. May 27, 2011. (www.fredericknewspost.com).

“Bullies Beware:” Safe School Ambassador Program

- WSAW-TV, a CBS affiliate in Wausau, Wisconsin. Reporter: Stephanie Luisier. May 11, 2011. (www.wsaw.com).

HuffPost Greatest Person Of The Day: Rick Phillips Stops Bullying From The Inside Out

- The Huffington Post, Inc. 5/9/11 6:18 PM ET. (www.theHuffingtonPost.com)

Healdsburg J.H.S. is California Distinguished School

- Healdsburg Patch, CA. May 6, 2011. (www.healdsburg.patch.com)

Parents Learn How to Talk About Bullying

- Hermosa Beach Patch, CA. May 3, 2011. (hermosabeach.patch.com)

Straight Talk: A Bullying Solution That Really Works

- Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA. May 2, 2011. (www.pressdemocrat.com)

Students Work to Stop Bullying

- Wausau Daily Herald, WI. May 2, 2011. (www.wausaudailyherald.com)

Straight Talk: A Bullying Solution That Really Works

- Daily Democrat, Woodland, CA. Published by The Reporter. May 1, 2011. (www.dailydemocrat.com)

Students receive anti-bullying training

- Hermosa Beach News. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (www.tbrnews.com)

ABC News talks about Safe School Ambassadors

- ABC News, Fresno, KFSN-TV/DT. Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (http://abclocal.go.com)

“The Financial Cost of Bullying, Violence, and Vandalism

- Slate Magazine. Vol. 29 No. 1 February 2011. (www.idsba.org)

“Students: Don’t take any bull from bullies”

- Silver City Sun-News, Silver City, NM. (www.scsun-news.com) March 2, 2011

“Addressing bullying in local schools: What’s being done”

- WAOW-TV Channel 9, an ABC affiliated TV station, Wausau, Wisconsin. (/www.waow.com) February 18, 2011

“Program Helps Students Fight Bullying: Fairfax High Students Trained as Safe School Ambassadors”

- Park La Brea News / Beverly Press. Los Angeles, CA. (http://parklabreanewsbeverlypress.com/news/) January 27, 2010

“Anti-bullying program teaches children to police themselves”

- Daily Press. Los Angeles, CA. (http://www.vvdailypress.com/) December 12, 2010

“Students Learn How To Stop Bullying”

- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. (www.dailybulletin.com) November 11, 2010

“Cyberbullying and E-Harassment: Strategy for Stopping the Epidemic”

- Written by Rick Phillips, (www.commonsensemedia.org), November 15, 2010

“Yermo School students confront bullying”

Desert Dispatch. One-minute video capturing 6th-8th grade students during a Safe School Ambassadors training at Yermo School in Southern California. (www.desertdispatch.com), November 2010.

“Students take on bullying”>Students take on bullying

ABC 7 aired a 2-minute clip on the Safe School Ambassadors training at the Picacho Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. (www.kvia.com). November 2010.

Community Matters Spearheads National Anti-bullying Efforts

America’s Promise Alliance (www.americaspromise.org); October 15, 2010

“Sticks Stones and Cyberslams”

Two of Community Matters’ Safe School Ambassadors (Manny and DeMonte) were flown to NYC to be interviewed and filmed for a Nick News (Nickelodeon) episode. The program aired 9:00 pm on Sunday, October 3, 2010. (www.nick.com).

The Financial Costs of Bullying, Violence, and Vandalism

- National Association of Secondary School Principals (www.principals.org); September 1, 2010

CPS anti-violence program takes off, slowly

- Chicago Breaking News (www.chicagobreakingnews.com), Chicago, IL, June 3, 2010

Part Two: The Success of Local School’s Anti-Bullying Program

- WJFW Newswatch 12 (Local News), Antigo, WI, May 20, 2010

Part One: Anti-bullying program

- WJFW Newswatch, Antigo, WI, May 19, 2010

Grooving for Grunow: Lake Worth Middle teacher honored 10 years after slaying

- Palm Beach Post News (PalmBeachPost.com), May 15, 2010

Anti-bullying program expensive but indispensible

- Sonoma West Times and News, April 21, 2010

180 Holyoke students being trained to intervene in bullying incidents

- Western Massachusetts Republican (www.masslive.com) , April 17, 2010

Safe School Ambassadors - Lehighton students stop peer pressure, bullying

- Lehighton Times News , April 3, 2010

Bullying - Below The Surface: Chilling Behavior

- San Angelo Standard Times, March 27, 2010

Parents of local safe school ambassadors meet to learn how they can help prevent bullying

- Waco Tribune-Herald (wacotrib.com), March 2, 2010

Oak Park middle school wins statewide honor

- Ventura County Star (vcstar.com), February 26, 2010

Anti-bullying program shows signs of improving school environment

- North Lake Travis Log, Feb. 18, 2010

Redondo Beach Program Defusing Campus Bullying

- dailybreeze.com, Dec. 25, 2009

Teach non-violence - Letter to the Editor from Rick Phillips

- Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Dec. 6, 2009

How Clique Leaders Can Help You Mix It Up

- Teaching Tolerance, Oct. 29, 2009

Knocking out bullies with kindness

- The Record Courier, Oct. 2, 2009

School safety gets an upgrade, new program puts students in leadership role

- San Angelo Standard Times, August 21, 2009

Bullying case costs families thousands

- Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield.com), June 11, 2009

Beating the school bullies

- Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield.com), June 5, 2009

NO BULLYING: Week offers activities designed to bring attention to name calling

- Medina, NY Journal Register, May 6, 2009

Expert On Bullying Problems Speaks To Newschannel 9

John Linney, an El Pasoan and co-author of “Safe School Ambassadors” speaks to Ben Swann on the issue of school bullies.

New England Cable Network

Interview with author Rick Phillips

Anniversary of Columbine Has Area Schools Reflecting on Need for Security

- Rochester Democrat, April 20, 2009

Columbine’s ghost lingers 10 years after school massacre

- The Sun News, April 19, 2009

10 years after Columbine, are state, local schools safer?

- The Charleston Gazette, April 19, 2009

Learning from Columbine, 10 years later

- Newsday.com, April 18, 2009

Post-Columbine programs help prevent rampages

- USA TODAY, April 13, 2009

We’re Not Gonna Take It - Breaking the Cycle of Bullying

- California School Board Association’s “California Schools” magazine, Spring 2009
Focuses attention on programs that address bullying in our schools. Community Matters’ Safe School Ambassadors Program is prominently featured.

Institute of Noetic Sciences

Rick Phillips teleseminar "From Bystanders to Peacemakers: Empowering Youth to Stop Bullying and Violence" with host Marilyn Schlitz

Mean Girls in a Digital Age

- Santa Rosa Press Democrat, March 16, 2009

KRCB (Rohnert Park) Radio Interview

Interview with Rick Phillips

KMOX (St. Louis) Radio Interview

Interview with Rick Phillips

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