Violence in schools across the nation has increased tremendously since post-pandemic. The National Center for Education surveyed 846 public schools on the rise in behavior problems due to the pandemic  (https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2022/07/06/more-than-80--of-public-schools-blame-pandemic-for-rise-in-behavior-problems). The research indicated that during the past academic year 87% of schools reported the pandemic negatively impacted social-emotional development and 83% agreed that students’ behavioral development also had been stunted. Therefore, it is imperative that resources and outlets are offered to students to help offset the negative impact of the pandemic.

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To help address the issues Rebirth Enterprise Youth Development Program is providing a six-week program, Rebirth Youth Chat Forum. This program allows students to communicate their suppressed or unspoken distresses of the pandemic. The program also touches on social-emotional and character-building topics such as healthy boundaries, conflict resolution, accountability, relationships, and setting SMART goals.

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