Fund Kristin's Life-Changing Program for Teens

My name is Kristin Bruce. I am a school counselor and have developed a curriculum, Starting From Scratch, for teens that is helping them get out of anxiety and depression by helping them identify unexpressed feelings. Many of our teens feel unheard and unloved and these negative (false) thoughts cause stress in their bodies and minds. This can lead to conflicts in their daily lives with peers and adults.

Starting From Scratch allows teens to identify and express these feelings. It teaches teens healthy communication skills while reinforcing concepts with fun, interactive games such as cognitive distortion beanbag throws and silly string shadows. Teens learn to open up and be vulnerable in a safe, nurturing environment.

This program has been approved by the State of California Department of Education and the Department of Rehabilitation wants the program to be implemented with the incarcerated juveniles. Adult inmates who are incarcerated say that if they had a program such as this when they were younger, they would not have ended up incarcerated.

This program is needed for the youth as it gets to the root of why teens drink, do drugs, succumb to peer pressure, turn to violence, and commit crimes and gives them an outlook on themselves they may never have seen before. This program is positive and works!