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Our communities are broken. They are failing our children when they are needed most. Studies show that children today are more anxious and irritable, more lonely and depressed, and more impulsive and disobedient than ever before. In addition to these psychological consequences, children are falling behind academically, becoming more obese, and are involved in more social violence and conflict than ever before. Over the last decade, the number of homicides among teenagers has quadrupled, suicides have doubled, and forcible rapes have doubled. Bullying, viewed as an important contributor to youth violence, is also on the rise. One in four children reports being involved in some form of bullying. Additionally, according to one study, less than 1/3 of U.S. 4th graders are proficient in mathematics, science, and American History. Why is this happening? What can be done? >>
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