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As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

– Henry David Thoreau

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Our goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues as they pertain to teenagers, suicide prevention, and the prevalence of bullying behavior in our public as well as private schools. Bullying is a destructive and learned behavior that requires much more attention and action than it is currently given. We intend to use unique methods to address this problem.

All profit from donations will go to teen suicide prevention/mental health programs and anti-bullying efforts which have yet to be determined.

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Our Story & Purpose

On November 23, 2016, we came home from work and found our son, Arthur, dead by his own hand. He was fourteen.

The police arrived and conducted an investigation. They were not only very professional but compassionate as well and were a great help to us that night. Eventually they made the determination that it was a simple suicide.

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Did you Know...

Students Bullied at School

(ages 12-18)

25 %

Students that Experience Cyberbulling

(on a regular basis)

20 %

Students that stay Home on a given day

(for fear of being bullied)

8 %

Tales from the Towpath

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If you or a family member have been bullied, or experienced a family member or close friends suicide, a large part of the healing process is simply talking about it. By telling your own or a loved ones story you not only help yourself but you may help someone else who is going through similar things. We decided to make a space available for this on our website as one of the things that we feel very strongly about is that by communicating with each other we will be closer to effecting change.

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