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Know Your Worth:

More than a Motto

“I Matter. You Matter. We Matter.
– Your life has meaning, you are worthy
of all things that are good. Stand
strong in who you are and know
that your life matters!”

– Know Your Worth Campaign Motto

The “Know Your Worth” was deeply affected by the
campaign began in Coffee sudden loss of students to
County after the community suicide, along with the Family
was affected by the sudden Connection Collaborative pulled
suicides of multiple young the school community together
people in the 2018-2019 school with
year. Families lost their children; the faith community. Over school students were selected suicide prevention, it covers so
young people lost their friends; 50 representatives from as student ambassadors to much more. It can be applied
teachers lost their students. The the school system, mental share stories and not only to anything. Within the Family
whole county felt how tragic health organizations, Coffee persuade but to show the Connection Collaborative, their
it was for people so young, so Regional Hospital, churches, students at the schools that work is focused on issues in the
full of promise, with their whole the Department of Juvenile suicide is a lie because their community like the graduation
futures ahead of them, to take Justice, the City of Douglas, life is worth living. rate, child abuse and neglect,
their own lives. and many others attended the among other relevant issues.
In the face of these terrible first meeting. Student Ambassadors Currently they are working to
events, the leadership of Together, the representatives There are big plans for reduce teen risky behavior. During
Coffee County Schools and helped to develop the ideas “Know Your Worth” moving the annual Red Ribbon Week
Campaign, the traditional red
forward. One of the most
Family Connection Program, for a campaign against the important aspects of the ribbons were custom made to say
knew that something had to be forces of depression and self- campaign today are the student Know Your Worth: Don’t Do Drugs.
done, and knew that it needed doubt that were leading to the ambassadors. There is a group
to involve more than just the suicides. From this meeting of approximately 30 students
faculty and staff of the schools. the CHAMP initiative was from the high school that are
The school system has an developed. The acronym stands good ambassadors to spread The Program Grows
active crisis response team for Courage, Help, Adaptability, the ‘Know Your Worth’ message. What started at as one-week
made up of school counselors, Motivation, and Perseverance. Student ambassadors advocate program turned into an ongoing
psychologists, social workers, for themselves and have a campaign, supported by multiple
community organizations,
and other student support staff. The Campaign Begins voice, and they really do a including churches that have
However, they needed more The campaign took off good job of it. They give input helped bring in well-known
help than the school system using the motto “Know Your and suggestions for rallies motivational speakers to come
could handle alone. Worth” and the ideas of the or movies or the events that and talk to students. In addition
CHAMP initiative. Videos were are planned. to public speakers, “Know Your
Worth” has also organized
First Steps produced depicting community many events in the community
The school system members sharing their personal Program Expansion designed to help bolster
leadership along with the Family experiences with suicide and While the Know Your Worth students’ feelings of self-worth.
Connection Collaborative shown at the high school. High initiative was founded on

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