September 19, 2018 – KZST Radio
Community Matters Executive Director Diana Curtin is interviewed by news director and host Ted Williams on Sonoma County’s Talking and discusses CM’s mission and the Safe School Ambassadors® program.
Category: Press
Together we can end bullying
December 6, 2017 (updated) by Amy Neumann, Sean Gardner, Ann Tran, Huffington Post
Bullying has become a huge issue these days, both online and off. Not just for individuals, but also for families and communities.
To fight cyberbullying, school makes students online hall monitors
July 13, 2015 by Wendy Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
Students at Pasadena High School train as Safe School Ambassadors to stop cyberbullying.
New Study: Cool Kids Get Bullied Too
April 2, 2014 – KQED Forum with Michael Krasny
CM founder Rick Phillips joins a panel of experts on bullying to discuss a study of North Carolina youth that showed a surprising increase in bullying victimization as they went higher up the social ladder.
Safe School Ambassadors lead the change
March 3, 2014 OpEd by Karla Conroy, SSA Program Advisor, Adele Harrison Middle School, Sonoma Index-Tribune
The Community Matters Safe School Ambassadors program, and the Waking Up Courage Assembly, have led to a change in the school environment at Adele Harrison Middle School.
HuffPost Greatest Person Of The Day: Rick Phillips Stops Bullying From The Inside Out
May 9, 2011 by Lucas Kavner, Huffington Post
Community Matters founder Rick Phillips discusses his journey from childhood to a career in education, and ultimately to the founding of Community Matters and the creation of the Safe School Ambassadors® Program.