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Words Can Work multimedia address the public health challenges kids face growing up and help young people, their peers, and families talk about these vital issues.

Our award-winning DVDs and booklets address topics ranging from bullying and underage drinking to depression, HIV/AIDS and childhood obesity.

Corporations, organizations and families worldwide use Words Can Work resources to help young people and parents/other caregivers start lifesaving conversations. Read why people work with us. Order DVDs and booklets.

Our advisors are experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Harvard Medical School.

Words Can Work creator Jeanne Blake is a dynamic keynote speaker, facilitator, moderator and emcee. She speaks nationally about how to raise healthy kids in a stressful world. See Blake's Speaking Schedule. Read testimonials.

New! Words Can Work: Kids and Healthy Lifestyles addresses childhood obesity. Young people tell how talking with parents/other caring adults helped them develop healthier habits. View excerpt.

Bullying: True Stories 20-minute DVD with discussion guide. Four young people tell how they were affected by bullying. Addresses cyberbullying, long-term effects of bullying and how communities can help to prevent and stop bullying.




Also available: Words Can Work: When Talking About Bullying (28-page booklet) for young people, parents/other caregivers and youth-serving professionals.
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Also check out Alcohol: True Stories Hosted by Matt Damon and other Words Can Work DVDs and booklets. View and read excerpts.
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