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Events - Sponsored by Matrix

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week,
October 5-11, 2008

Matrix is partnering with PACER Center to help prevent bullying of children. The Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children. For more information, Pacer's website at: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/bpaw/index.asp

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week Receives Major Boost from Yahoo!Kids: Yahoo!Kids, a premier national Web site for children, is featuring PACER Center’s third annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week at kids.yahoo.com through Friday, Oct. 10. Parents are encouraged to visit the site and PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org to learn how to prevent and respond to bullying.

Up to one-third of American students will be bullied this year. New research from UCLA sheds more light on the scope of the problem: Nearly 75 percent of teens had been bullied online at least once in a recent year, and only 10 percent told an adult. What’s more, 85 percent of those bullied online had been bullied at school.

Yahoo!Kids’ promotion of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week reflects one of the key messages of the week: Community involvement and partnership are essential in dealing with this serious, national problem.

Navigating the Social Skill World: Children and Youth with Disabilities, A Forum for Parents and Professionals
Presented by Marin SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) and co-sponsored by Matrix and others, this important event will feature eight panelists presenting on a variety of topics with regards to social skills deficits, followed by breakout groups with opportunities for discussion and input.
Date: Thursday, November 13th, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Novato Unified District Office, 1015 Seventh St., Novato
Purpose: Education, identification of resources, opportunity to network and give input to SEAC.
A flyer for this event will be available in early October -- watch here for more information.
*** CORRECTION: The recent issue of the Networker Express indicated that this event would take place on November 11th. Please note that the actual date of the event is Thursday, November 13th.