Restart the Natural Helpers Program in our Education Systems

Natural Helpers is a nationally recognized program where middle and high school aged students help their friends. Students who become Natural Helpers are recognized amongst their peers as being natural leaders, and people they gravitate to for support. Natural Helpers aren't professional therapists, rather, they are expert listeners and attempt to help their friends figure out their own issues by talking them through. Students naturally talk with their peers before any other adult, on issues relating to academic stress, boyfriend/girlfriend issues, or situations occurring at home. Every Natural Helper participates in a two day training to help them recognize when they can help their friends, and when and where to ask for help for issues beyond their comfort level.
Discovery Education purchased this program and then did not continue it's publication or implementation in our Education. It is vital to our youth that we bring this program back to help teens cope and build a wider worldview of how to help and listen well to their friends that rely on them.