Every story here can be someone else's near miss.

Every morning is another chance to do it differently. Three lessons, from age three to adulthood, with real stories and plain guidance.

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Protect yourselfReading a situation, warning signs, and getting out. It's never too late to act.Check yourselfConsent, alcohol, peer pressure, and stopping yourself or a friend.Step inWhat to do when you see something happen. Permission to act.

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Real story. No AI was used to write it.For teens and adultsStacy's near miss: the job interview[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · Drafting Real story. No AI was used to write it.For teens and adultsStacy's near miss: the night I don't remember[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · Drafting

For parentsA life lesson for every age, from "my body belongs to me" to the talk before college.For schoolsWhy these lessons belong in the school year, and how to ask your school to teach them.

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