TEXTING THAT SAVES LIVES - Marina G.M.

TEXTING THAT SAVES LIVES

Nancy Lublin defines mobile phones as a lifeline.  

She explains that she texted with teenagers to help them in her social defense organization and that she found that they told her their problems , many of them related to bullying , eating disorders and even sexual abuses. 

At this moment, she realized the importance of texting, that teenagers spend a lot of time sending text messages, that by texting teenagers feel much more comfortable and safe to tell their problems than by voice calls or in an office. 

Thanks to this new initiative, it would be much easier for the organization to help them, not only giving advice for common problems, stopping ang changing these situations. 

The purpose of her speech is to make us see that new technologies can also help us, they make people feel save, brave. She has checked that it works and she will put it into practise, it is a step forward for her job.

Marina G.M.