New SUPERB App Keeps Students Safe
Students, Parents and Educators Get Immediate 24/7 Help When Facing Bullying
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary new app has been released that allows users to report a dangerous situation or just get professional advice on how to handle a conflict with a push of a button.
Students United with Parents and Educators to Resolve Bullying (SUPERB) unveiled ResolveBullying. The app springs from SUPERB's belief that with the help of unbiased, professional counselors, adolescents can handle the isolation, exclusion, labeling and bullying that may otherwise derail their future. In extreme cases, the app allows users to record dangerous behavior with mobile devices and anonymously connect to 911 if needed.
The app was created by Heather Beaven, CEO of the Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida's Graduates, which manages a fleet of programs helping Florida students succeed academically and socially. SUPERB helps young people identify, navigate and reject the psychological trauma that is common in middle and high school environments. Beaven hopes the app will help young people and families develop healthy ways to protect themselves against the long-term damage created by bullying.
Beaven says, "The research is very clear. Bullies, victims and bystanders are significantly damaged by this behavior well into adulthood. Long-term damage to victims includes higher rates for substance abuse, depression, anxiety, suicide and unemployment. While bullies are more likely to turn to criminal activity and participate in risky sexual behaviors, even bystanders are at increased risk of depression and a reduced ability to connect deeply with others. SUPERB has been helping students protect themselves emotionally since 2004, but until now, we were only able to help families whose schools invited us onto campus. This app allows us to help anyone who needs us without regard to geography or hour of the day."
Funds for the SUPERB app were provided by the 2013-2014 Florida education budget, and the app is powered by Salesforce CRM and the Ionic Mobile Framework. Candoris uses cutting-edge technology in order to provide powerful functionality in real time to the cloud. The app is currently available in the U.S. for download on both Apple and Google devices. To download, go to http://resolvebullying.org/about.
"Kids have always been under tremendous pressure and we can't thank people like Speaker Will Weatherford, Representative Fresen, Senator Gaetz, Senator Montford and Senator Ring, as well as the Florida DOE and Governor Rick Scott for recognizing the pressure doesn't ease at the ringing of the school bell," said Beaven.
About The Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida's Graduates
The Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida's Graduates exists to assist parents and educators in creating socially-adept, academically-capable, self-disciplined, and goal-oriented young people who are prepared to fully capitalize on future opportunities. http://www.flgraduates.org,
The Foundation's Family of Services
Jobs for Florida's Graduates (JFG), an affiliate of Jobs for America's Graduates, is a robust work and life skills development program for middle and high school students. The program allows students to explore careers, work within teams, develop leadership skills, create and manage wealth, serve their communities and build a workable plan for their post-graduation life.
Girls Get IT (GGIT) is an initiative designed to engage girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers, with the purpose of empowering to pursue high-skill coursework in college and beyond.
VOiCE (Victory Over Instability by Choosing Education) is a science, technology, engineering, arts and math initiative for students interested in exploring courses, majors and careers found in the industries of technology and art, such as gaming, web design, and sound engineering.
SUPERB (Students United with Parents and Educators to Resolve Bullying) is an innovative safe-schools initiative in which mental health professionals coordinate high-energy workshops in elementary, middle, and high schools. SUPERB gives students the leadership and character skills they need to understand safe intervention techniques and to better empathize peers who are being excluded or isolated.
Media Contact: Heather Beaven
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SOURCE The Florida Endowment Foundation for Florida's Graduates
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