PeerSupport互助的意义

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PeerSupport互助的意义

Annareallywantedtodosomethingsignificantforherschoolbeforeshewenttocollege.Butshecouldn'tthinkofanythingmeaningfulthatwouldinfluencethelivesofherschoolmates.

Oneday,Annasawagirlsittingbytheschoolpondcrying.Annawentuptoherandsaid,“Areyouokay?IsthereanythingIcandotohelp?”Annafoundoutthatthegirlwasinherfirstyearandwashavingtroublecopingwithherschoolwork.Then,Annahadanidea.Shewouldstartatutoringgroupwhereseniorscouldhelpjuniorswhowerestrugglingintheirsubjects.

Beforelong,manyseniorsvolunteeredtojoinAnna'stutoringgroup.Soon,Annaalsostartedothersupportgroupslike“I'mnotAlone”whichprovidedcounselingforstudentswhoseparentshadbeenporcedand“CrimeFighters”wherestudentshelpedpreventtheft.Annawashappythatshemadeadifferenceinherpeers'lives.Shewasshoweredwithflowersofappreciationfromherfriendsathergraduation!

MaybeYOUcouldstartapeersupportgrouptoo?Here'salistofpeersupportgroupsthatyoucanstart:

Youcanstartagroupthat

Helpsstudentsquitsmoking;

Helpsstudentsquitdrinkingandgambling;

Counselsstudentswithhealthproblems;

Helpsnewstudentsadjusttoschoollife;

Providesgraduatingstudentswithinformationonfurtherstudies;

Helpsstudentswhohaveabusiveparents;

Helpsstudentswhoareemotionallyunstable;

Helpsstudentswhocomefromlow-incomefamilies.

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