2009 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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Thirteen percent of 17-year-olds are

functionally illiterate. This number jumps

to 40 percent among minority youth.

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Approximately half of youths with a

history of substance abuse have reading

problems.

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About 75 percent of America’s unemployed

adults have reading or writing difficulty.

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Children with low reading achievement

in early grades have a greater likelihood

of drug abuse, early pregnancy and

unemployment.

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By 2011, the U.S. population in state and

federal prisons is projected to increase by

more than 192,000 inmates. The increase

will cost as much as $27 billion. One out of

every 178 Americans will be incarcerated.

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The number of women prisoners is projected

to grow by 16 percent in the next three

years.

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Total national spending on prisoner

incarceration has jumped to more than

$60 billion from just $9 billion in 1980.

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Can violence prevention be reduced to mere numbers? To dollars and cents? Surely, it’s a human problem with a

human face. It involves people’s lives, children’sfutures and the stability of families. How canissues so fundamentally societal and so ladenwith emotion be discussed in terms of economics?

At The Melissa Institute for ViolencePrevention and Treatment, we see the problemof violence in very personal terms. We’re herebecause of a personal tragedy that took the lifeof Melissa Aptman more than 13 years ago. Butdiscussing violence prevention in terms of cost,we believe, is a way to understand the magni-tude of the problem, and to assess the need tochange attitudes, make progress and improve thelives of every member of our community. It’s away to see clearly the path that lies ahead of us,and to make the most of the limited resourcesavailable to affect change.

In today’s economy, people struggle withthe cost of gas, food, a tight job market andunaffordable homes. These are very human con-sequences of economics. We believe that vio-lence prevention can be viewed in the same way.

At our May conference, Institute ScientificBoard member Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D., toldthe audience that, on average, high school students who graduate will earn about $300,000more than their counterparts who drop out. Outof that $300,000, they will pay $100,000 morein taxes. Go to your local high school. Count allthe students who will not graduate, and multiply

that number times $100,000. Then factor in allof the high schools in the county, in Floridaand in the nation.

The Institute’s efforts to keep kids con-nected, to increase literacy, to prevent bullying,to provide outreach and to give away scienceto prevent violence is in everyone’s interest.Every dollar spent on the consequences ofviolence is a dollar that cannot be spent else-where — on health services, infrastructure orsecurity. Yet, every dollar spent on preventionsaves up to $28 down the road.

The numbers add up to something that isvery human. In these pages, you’ll learn aboutour emphasis on literacy, which substantiallydecreases the likelihood that a child will growup to be a prison inmate. You’ll discover thatbullying prevention efforts have positive consequences into adulthood. Our Silence theViolence symposium brings together violenceprevention experts, educators, school coun-selors and other community stakeholders todiscuss proven, culturally sensitive approachesto violence prevention.

All of this, and more, is why The MelissaInstitute exists. All of it comes down to dollarsand cents. As we’ve said, numbers can have ahuman face. For us, that face is your face. Yourgenerous donations make it possible to do whatwe’ve been doing for 13 years: make our com-munity — and the world — a better place.

The Institute’s

mission is to

prevent violence

and promote

safer communi-

ties through

education and

application of

research-based

knowledge.

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Bullying:The High Cost of Doing Nothing

In 2000, Scientific Board member DebraJ. Pepler, Ph.D., spoke at a conference of 600educators and administrators from Miami-Dade County Public Schools, where studentviolence was becoming a growing problem.At the end of her lecture, one school princi-pal told Dr. Pepler that she had wasted histime talking about bullying, because theschools had “real problems” to deal with.

Fast-forward to 2008, when the Floridastate legislature passed a law mandating thatevery public school must include bullyingprevention in its curriculum. This mandatecomes at a time when other school programsface curtailment due to a shortage of funds.

Apparently, between 2000 and now,everyone has received the message that bully-ing is a major contributing factor of schoolviolence, and that funding research-basedbullying prevention programs can save moneydown the road. Bullying has a ripple effectbeyond school and into adulthood. Workplaceharassment, gang violence and violent adultbehavior often have their roots in the aggres-sion and victimization found in school bully-ing. These consequences affect individualsand the community as a whole in ways thatsociety simply cannot afford to ignore. TheMelissa Institute addresses bullying througheducation programs, workshops and educatorseminars.

Through Dr. Pepler’s seminars and thenumerous middle school conferences con-

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Trish Ramsay, Education Director, works with students atArvida Middle School.

Safe School Specialist Idalia Vargas talks to students about bullying

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ducted by Institute Education Director TrishRamsay, the Institute has reached thousandsof individuals directly, and has also indirectlyinfluenced an even greater number of educa-tors and students.

During the past year, Dr. Pepler conductedtwo bullying prevention conferences for students and school counselors. One confer-ence involved 50 middle school students and10 counselors. A second program included 90 elementary students from nine schools, 15 Miami-Dade County Public Schools coun-selors and student mediators from KillianHigh School.

We also address bullying and school violence through our innovative educators’website, www.teachsafeschools.org — a valuable resource for parents, teachers,

Art by Alaina Moore,3rd Grade, PalmettoElementary School.

school counselors and administrators. Thesite has received more than a million hits,extending the outreach of The MelissaInstitute. Recently, the Substance Abuse andMental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services, awarded agrant to the Gallup Organization to use theinformation on teachsafeschools.org todevelop a new website for school principals.The effort will be one of three national anti-bullying programs in the U.S., and willbe available to nearly 35,000 middle schoolprincipals across the nation. The educator’swebsite complements the Institute’s primarywebsite, www.melissainstitute.org.

and violence prevention.

Founders, presenters and sponsor representative: Front row, left to right: Suzanne Keeley, Ph.D.,Silvana Spinelli-Casale, Ph.D., Lynn Aptman and Marleen Wong, Ph.D. Back row: Michael Aptman, M.D.,Ron Slaby, Ph.D., Randy Lee and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.

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Silence the Violence: Sharing Proven Strategies

“I’m going to start a program where kidscreate their own video about violence preven-tion,” said one audience member. “I’m goingto go back and implement some of thesestrategies right away,” said another. “I’mgoing to make it my business to tell everyeducator I know about teachsafeschools.org,”announced a third.

These were comments made by some ofthe more than 230 participants in the thirdannual Silence the Violence conference. Theday-long, invitation-only event was attendedby mental health professionals, educators,law enforcement personnel and other interest-ed community stakeholders.

The Institute was fortunate to enlist theparticipation of two luminaries in the field ofviolence prevention: Ronald Slaby, Ph.D.,Senior Scientist at the Center on Media andChild Health, Harvard Medical School; andMarleen Wong, Ph.D., LCSW, Assistant Deanand Clinical Professor, University ofSouthern California.

Dr. Slaby is one of the creators of the

Aggressors, Victims and Bystanders program— an innovative classroom-based curriculumfor middle school students. “There are twothings that must be done in order to bringabout change,” he said. “First, think of alter-natives. Then practice them.” He explainedthat, in cases of bullying, bystanders need totake an active role. “More than half of thetime, if a bystander simply speaks up, it willstop or prevent violence. Youngsters need tohave the opportunity to examine their habitsof thinking and be shown that they canbecome leaders in violence prevention.”

Dr. Wong discussed the need for accurateand timely threat assessment. “In all schoolshootings since Columbine, the shooters wentto the Internet and looked up how it was done,”she told the audience. “In many cases, otherstudents warned authorities of the shooters’plans, but were never taken seriously.”

“Every time there is an air disaster, theFAA has a checklist to evaluate what wentwrong,” said Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.,Institute Research Director and moderator ofthe event. “We don’t have such a checklist toexamine a school shooting.” He offered a

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Art by VictoriaSanti, 4th Grade,Coral ReefElementary School

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Law enforcement officers, school person-nel, community agencyleaders and public poli-cy makers participatedin Silence the Violence.

Panelists Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Marleen Wong, Ph.D., and Ronald Slaby, Ph.D.

detailed, step-by-step threat assessmentchecklist and report card to be used by juvenile violence intervention specialists.

The symposium featured a breakout session in which participants formed groupsand discussed ways to implement preventiontechniques based on the information they hadheard and seen. The discussions were spirited— sometimes passionate. Each group enthu-siastically reported its findings and outlinedhow its members would turn what they hadlearned at Silence the Violence into concretestrategies within their own organizations.

“The goal of this conference is that you walk away with workable strategies toaddress youth violence,” Dr. Meichenbaumsaid.

Tools for

Educators

The Melissa Institute’s

educators’ website —

www.teachsafeschools.

org — is the perfect

complement to

www.melissainstitute.

org. This ongoing

project provides tool-

kits for teachers,

counselors and admin-

istrators. Made possi-

ble through the

support of the Robert

and Renee Belfer

Foundation and other

supporters, the site

bridges the gap

between research

findings and practices

and procedures for

violence prevention.

It’s a dynamic and

indispensable resource

for educators.

ACT Speaks Louder Than WordsParents teach their children, even when they

are not aware that they are teaching. Poor par-enting skills can reinforce a cycle of violenceand dysfunction that lasts into adulthood. Areduction in family violence can mean higherliteracy rates, less time lost from work, fewerresources used by schools to combat violenceand less strain on overcrowded emergencyrooms.

Adults and Children Together (ACT)Against Violence is a program designed by theAmerican Psychological Association to trainearly childhood, mental health and serviceagency professionals to deliver an enhancedparent education curriculum. The MelissaInstitute has been designated as the ACTRegional Training Center for the southeasternUnited States.

Not all parents have the skills necessary toinfluence their children positively. Teen parentsor parents who were abused as children oftenlack anger management and conflict resolution

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skills necessary to parent effectively.

ACT AgainstViolence trains theprofessionals whowork with parents tooffer techniques forimproving parentingskills. Participants become more aware of theimpact that their actions have on their children.Parents are trained to recognize anger in them-selves, to consider alternative strategies to corporal punishment and to practice effectiverole model behaviors. They also learn to devel-op realistic expectations of their children. Forexample, parents who learn that young childrennormally misbehave for one-third of their waking hours are more likely to be understand-ing and supportive and less likely to engage inviolence.

The Melissa Institute conducted a series ofinteractive two-day ACT Against Violencetraining seminars in 2008, including a work-

Trish Ramsay, ACT Regional Coordinator (foreground), with ACT

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that every dollar that is spent on preventionsaves up to $28 spent fixing the consequencesof inaction. The prudent financial choice isreadily apparent.

A child who lacks basic reading skills canfall into a cycle of failure and violence. Self-esteem becomes low, frustration mounts. Thechild drops out of school, is unemployable anddrawn to crime and violence. These childrencontribute significantly less to society, whilerequiring the community to expend more andmore resources in treatment, health servicesand incarceration. Their children often fall intothe same trap.

In conjunction with The Melissa Institute,internationally acclaimed reading expert andScientific Board member Dale Willows, Ph.D.,is working to establish a literacy website basedon the “Balanced Literary Diet” — a propri-etary program developed by Dr. Willows aftermore than 25 years of research and application.

“In working with Dr. Willows, we expectthat this site will become an indispensable toolthat will empower educators to help increaseliteracy,” said Suzanne L. Keeley, Ph.D., presi-dent of The Melissa Institute.

“If you can get kids to read on grade levelby grade three, they rarely get in trouble withthe law, and have a greater likelihood of finish-ing school,” said Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.,Research Director of The Melissa Institute andrecipient of a 2008 American PsychologicalAssociation Lifetime Achievement Award. TheInstitute needs to raise $300,000 for Dr.Willows’ innovative project, and is currentlyonly about a third of the way there. “If youlook at how much we all save by preventingviolence rather than treating it, every dollarcontributed to this initiative is a dollar wellspent,” Dr. Meichenbaum said.

shop for the Palm Beach County Division ofYouth Affairs. The ACT Against Violence program has been evaluated by the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention as an effectiveway to instruct adults about parenting.

Reading the FutureIt is possible to predict whether a young

person will eventually spend time in jail basedon the number of words he or she knew beforekindergarten. Eighty percent of prison inmatesare functionally illiterate. Third-grade readingscores are used by the government to projectthe amount of prison space that will be neededin the future. It costs $200,000 to build oneprison cell.

The implications are clear: Literacy has aprofound impact on the individual and thecommunity. In today’s economic climate, dol-lars need to be spent more wisely than ever.Currently the government spends more moneyon prisons than schools. However, we know

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Reaching Out to the CommunityInstitute Scientific Board member Jim

Larson, Ph.D., gave a series of presentationson strategies for dealing with behavior man-agement, anger management and aggression inschools. Dr. Larson presented his findings atthe Juvenile Justice Center in Miami and tothe principals of Miami Killian Senior HighSchool and the Young Women’s Academy forAcademic & Civic Development at JRE Lee.

Additionally, Dr. Meichenbaum shared hisexpertise on post-traumatic stress disorderwhen he gave a presentation to the VeteransAdministration in Miami on the disturbing rateof suicide among soldiers returning from Iraq.Veterans with post-traumatic stress and sub-stance abuse issues have a greater number ofproblems in daily living, including social conflicts, violent behavior and suicide attempts.Dr. Meichenbaum has given similar presenta-tions throughout the U.S. and he will addressthe staff of the West Palm Beach V.A. inDecember.

Violence Video Becomes CollegeCourse

Last year, Dr. Keeley developed a rivetingvideo presentation that told the stories ofthree women who were victims of violence.The video will soon be the basis of an ongo-ing course on domestic violence at FloridaInternational University. The Institute hasgiven a $10,000 grant to FIU to support the course development, which will be implemented in the college’s social work curriculum.

May ConferenceSeveral hundred psychologists, teachers,

counselors and child development specialistsattended The Melissa Institute’s 12th annualMay conference. The topic of the May eventwas “Reducing Violence by NurturingEmotional and Behavioral Well-being.” Thethrust of the meeting was that “it takes a village” to nurture well-being and prevent

May conference presenters Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D., Roger Weissberg,Ph.D., and J. David Hawkins, Ph.D.

Art by MichaelTorres, 5th Grade,Coral ReefElementary School.

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violent behavior from developing. Attendingto the social and emotional needs of studentsimproves academic performance and reducesviolence in schools. Three leading violenceprevention experts addressed the conference:Roger Weissberg, Ph.D., J. David Hawkins,Ph.D., and Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D. Drs.Meichenbaum and Keeley moderated theevent.

J. David Hawkins, Ph.D. Roger Weissberg, Ph.D. Suzanne Keeley, Ph.D.

Mark Your Calendar

May 1, 2009The topic of the 13th annual conference will be“Multicultural Treatment Approaches: Addressingthe Needs and Tapping the Strengths of MinorityPopulations.”

Peace and HarmonyMore than 250 Institute supporters raised $75,000 at

“An Evening of Peace and Harmony: Music for a BetterWorld.” The annual fundraising concert, held atCongregation Bet Shira in March, also included a silentauction chaired by Grace Carricarte, which raised morethan $30,000. Attendees were entertained by the JohnnyRodgers Band. Johnny Rodgers regularly tours with LizaMinnelli. The event was co-chaired by Jerry Markowitzand Patricia Redmond, and Christopher and LelaniaVasallo.

Event Co-chairs included Chris and Lelania Vasallo, PatriciaRedmond and Jerry Markowitz.

Philipp Ludwig,Suzanne Keeley,Ph.D., and CourtKeeley.

Lynn Aptman and Ken Bloom.Shara Vales, Silvana Spinelli-Casale, Ph.D., Hon. Norman Gerstein andLisa Baird.

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Dissertation Scholarship AwardsThe Melissa Institute awards scholarships to doctoral students who are conducting research within the area of violence

prevention and treatment. The Institute has partnered with the Belfer Family Foundation to create a permanent endowment forthe Belfer-Aptman Scholars Award. The following individuals received $2,000 each:

Shanna B. Dulen, M.A.University of Miami“Assessment of Traumatic Experience, Distal and Proximal Risk and Protective Factors andDifferential Adjustment Indicators of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children”

Anita Jose, M.A.Stony Brook University“Antisocial Traits, Borderline Traits, Substance Use, Marital Distress and PsychologicalAggression as Predictors of Physical Aggression in Couples”

Andrea Regina, MSCCPUniversity of Toronto“At-Risk Youth With Reading Difficulties: Targeting Negative Consequences through LiteracyIntervention”

Kimberly A. Van Orden, M.S.Florida State University“Construct Validity of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire”

Three generations of Aptmans: Michael Aptman,M.D., Sol Aptman and Matthew Aptman.

Joe Lombardo with Jodie and Paul Soulé.

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Art by AshleyHinds, 2nd Grade,PalmettoElementary School.

OUR VOLUNTEER BOARDSWithout the participation, expertise andleadership of our volunteer boards, theInstitute could not accomplish its goals.The boards include the Board ofDirectors, Scientific Board andHonorary Board.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSCommitted individuals who volunteertheir time to oversee the operation of theInstitute, assist with fundraising, planprojects and represent the organizationat community events.

Suzanne L. Keeley, Ph.D., Presidentand a founder of The Melissa Institute, a psychologist in private practice withextensive clinical experience in treatingvictims and perpetrators of violence.

Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Distin-guished Visiting Professor, University ofMiami, clinical psychologist, DistinguishedProfessor Emeritus, University ofWaterloo, Ontario, Research Director anda founder of The Melissa Institute.

Lynn Aptman, M.Ed., Melissa’s mother,one of the founders of The MelissaInstitute and Director of InformationServices.

Michael Aptman, M.D., neurologist,Melissa’s father, one of the founders ofthe Institute and Vice President.

Jo Baxter, MBA, Corporate VicePresident, Baptist Health South Florida.

Queen T. Brown, M.A., CommunityViolence Prevention leader and programhost on WINZ radio.

Grace L. Carricarte, MS.Ed., therapist,Journey Institute Program FamilyCounseling Services of Greater Miami.

Silvana Spinelli-Casale, Ph.D., psychologist, Coconut GroveCounseling Center.

Penn B. Chabrow, Esq., Vice Presidentand Director, law firm of WamplerBuchanan Walker Chabrow Banciella & Stanley, P.A.

Judge Norman Gerstein, 11th JudicialCircuit of Florida.

Remi J. Kajogbola, MBA, healthcareconsultant.

Philipp N. Ludwig, M.S., MBA,Treasurer of the Institute and AssistantVice President, Baptist Health SouthFlorida.

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years and directed their violence preven-tion program. He also has extensiveexperience in the area of parent manage-ment training and is co-author of Parentto Parent: A Video-augmented TrainingProgram for the Prevention ofAggressive Behavior in Young Childrenand Helping School Children Cope withAnger: A Cognitive-behavioralIntervention. His most recent book isThink First: Addressing AggressiveBehavior in Secondary Schools.

Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., isResearch Director of The MelissaInstitute, Distinguished VisitingProfessor, School of Education,University of Miami, and DistinguishedProfessor Emeritus, University ofWaterloo, Ontario. He is one of thefounders of cognitive behavior therapy.In a survey reported in AmericanPsychologist, he was voted “one of the10 most influential psychotherapists ofthe 20th century.” He has publishedextensively, and his most recent book isTreatment of Individuals with Anger-control Problems and AggressiveBehavior. Other books include TreatingAdults with Post-traumatic StressDisorder, Nurturing Independent Learnersand Stress Inoculation Training.

Clifford R. O’Donnell, Ph.D., isProfessor of Psychology and Director ofthe Community and Culture PsychologyGraduate Program at the University ofHawaii. He has published on topics suchas delinquency prevention, school vio-lence, firearm deaths among children andyouth, cultural-community psychology,and education and employment in com-munity psychology. He currently serveson the Board of Directors of theIntermountain Centers for HumanDevelopment and consults for severalyouth mentoring programs that use hiscommunity-peer delinquency preventionmodel. His most recent book is Cultureand Context in Human Behavior Change:Theory, Research, and Application (2005)with Lois Yamauchi. Professor O’Donnellreceived Fellow status in the Society forCommunity Research and Action (Division27 of the American PsychologicalAssociation) in “Recognition of HisOutstanding Contributions to the Field ofCommunity Research and Action,” an“Outstanding Professor” award from theUniversity of Hawaii Psi Chi, and the2001 award from the Council of ProgramDirectors in Community Research andAction for his “Outstanding Contributions

Astrid Malval-Beharry, M.S., MBA,Director of Strategy and BusinessDevelopment, LexisNexis.

Robert J. Sena, M.S., partner, AlterraCapital Group.

Lelenia C. Vasallo, Esq., attorney,Vasallo & Vasallo, P.A.

Atlee Wampler III, Esq., President,law firm of Wampler Buchanan WalkerChabrow Banciella & Stanley, P.A., former U.S. Attorney, Southern Districtof Florida.

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SCIENTIFIC BOARD This board comprises internationalexperts in the areas of violence preventionand treatment of victims.

Etiony Aldarondo, Ph.D., is AssociateDean for Research and AssociateProfessor in the School of Education atthe University of Miami. His profession-al career includes appointments atBoston College, Harvard MedicalSchool’s Cambridge Hospital and thePhiladelphia Child Guidance Center. The recipient of various recognitions foracademic excellence, his scholarshipfocuses on positive development of ethnic minority and immigrant youth,domestic violence and social justice-ori-ented clinical practices. His publicationsinclude the books Advancing SocialJustice Through Clinical Practice(Routledge) and Programs for Men WhoBatter: Intervention and PreventionStrategies in a Diverse Society (CivicResearch Institute with FernandoMederos, Ed.D.) Dr. Aldarondo has along history of involvement with grassroots advocacy organizations and federalgovernment agencies such as the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and HumanServices and the National Institute ofJustice. He serves on the boards of direc-tors for the National Latino Alliance forthe Elimination of Domestic Violenceand the Council on ContemporaryFamilies.

Jim Larson, Ph.D., NCSP, is Professorof Psychology and Director of theSchool Psychology Training Program atthe University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.He has more than 25 years’ experiencein the study and treatment of anger-relat-ed behaviors in children and youth. Dr.Larson was a school psychologist withthe Milwaukee Public Schools for 14

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to Education and Training in CommunityResearch and Action.” He was electedPresident of the Society for CommunityResearch and Action for 2004-2005.

Debra Pepler, Ph.D., C.Psych., isDistinguished Research Professor ofPsychology at York University, Toronto,Ontario, and co-director of PromotingRelationships and Eliminating ViolenceNetwork (PREVNet), Canada’s nationalinitiative for bullying prevention. She isan internationally recognized expert onbullying and childhood aggression andan authority on school-based interven-tions. Dr. Pepler speaks widely to pro-fessional and community audiences andpublishes extensively. She is an authorand co-editor of Understanding andAddressing Bullying: An InternationalPerspective. She was honored with theContribution to Knowledge award fromthe Psychology Foundation of Canada.

Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D., is Dean ofthe School of Education at theUniversity of Miami. Prior to that hewas Director of the Doctoral Program inCommunity Research and Action atPeabody College of Vanderbilt University.He was born in Argentina and has studied and worked in Israel, Canada,Australia and the United States. He haslectured widely in South America,Europe, North America, Australia andNew Zealand. Dr. Prilleltensky is concerned with value-based ways of promoting personal, relational and collective well-being. He is the author, co-author or co-editor of several books,including Community Psychology: InPursuit of Liberation and Well-Being,Doing Psychology Critically, CriticalPsychology, Promoting Family Wellnessand Preventing Child Maltreatment, andThe Morals and Politics of Psychology.He recently completed with his wife, Dr.Ora Prilleltensky, a book entitledPromoting Well-Being: Linking Personal,Organizational, and Community Change.

Wendy K. Silverman, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor of Psychology and Directorof the Child and Family PsychosocialResearch Center at Florida InternationalUniversity. She has authored/co-editedfour books and over 100 scientific arti-cles. Her research on developing andevaluating evidence-based assessmentand treatment procedures for use withchildren and adolescents with anxietydisorders has been continuously fundedfor the past two decades by the NationalInstitute of Mental Health (NIMH). In

addition to conducting research, teachingand mentoring students, she has servedas editor of the Journal of Clinical Childand Adolescent Psychology, associateeditor of the Journal of Consulting andClinical Psychology, Past President of theSociety of Clinical Child and AdolescentPsychology (Division 53, AmericanPsychological Association), and Chair ofthe NIMH grant review panel for Childand Adolescent Psychosocial andPsychopharmacological InterventionResearch.

Dale Willows, Ph.D., is a Professor inthe Department of Human Developmentand Applied Psychology, Ontario Institutefor Studies in Education at the Universityof Toronto. She is also a registered psy-chologist. Dr. Willows is a renownedexpert in the teaching of reading and pre-venting reading and writing difficulties inyoung children. She has devoted herself toimplementing change in early literacyeducation through in-service professionaldevelopment for primary grade teachersand school administrators. In addition topublishing extensively in journals andauthoring numerous books and bookchapters, she is frequently invited to pres-ent at academic and professional confer-ences. In 2001, Dr. Willows was honoredas an Outstanding Educator by threeCanadian school districts. Dr. Willowsserves as the only international member ofthe National Reading Panel, which wascommissioned by the U.S. Congress in1998. She was invited to attend the WhiteHouse Assembly on Reading in 2001.

Marleen Wong, LCSW, Ph.D., isAssistant Dean and Clinical Professor ofField Education at the University ofSouthern California School of SocialWork. As the former Director of MentalHealth and Crisis Intervention for the LosAngeles Unified School District, she hasdeveloped school crisis teams, mentalhealth recovery programs and training forschool districts and law enforcement per-sonnel in the United States, Canada andAsia, and is frequently consulted by theU.S. Department of Education to assistwith recovery for schools impacted byviolence and disaster. She is the originalcommunity partner with RAND Healthand the UCLA Health Services Researchstaff who developed and evaluatedCBITS (Cognitive Behavioral Interventionfor Trauma in Schools), an evidence-based program that uses skill-based, groupintervention to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and

general anxiety among children exposed totrauma. She is also one of the authors ofPsychological First Aid (PFA) for Studentsand Teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect(LPC), one of a family of public healthstrategies available on the public websiteof the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity. Dr. Wong has served on theInstitute of Medicine Committee onPreparing for the PsychologicalConsequences of Terrorism and the IOM’sBoard on Neuroscience and BehavioralHealth, which is charged with assessingnational priorities and approaches to publichealth and medical practice, public policy,research, education and training.

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HONORARY BOARD This board is composed of distinguishedcitizens and community leaders wholend their support to The MelissaInstitute.

Mayor Carlos Alvarez

Adrienne Arsht

James S. Brady

Bennett H. Brummer

Robyn Cassel, Esq.

Alvah H. Chapman Jr.

Armando Codina

Richard Dailey

Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Retired U.S. Senator Bob Graham

Judith Katzen

David Lawrence Jr.

Judge Cindy Lederman

Sharon Lombardo

Retired U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek

Leonard Pitts

Judge Orlando Prescott

Philip Scutieri

Arthur Teitelbaum

Cynthia Wolman

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STAFF

Frank DeLaurier, Ed.D.Executive Director

Trish Ramsay, M.A.Education Director

Janine Armstrong, B.S.Office Manager

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SuitesCurbside FloristDadeland Florist/Village

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LiquorsSymphony JewelersTheater of the SeaThe Bud StopThe Hanging BasketMr. & Mrs. Atlee WamplerWestin Diplomat Resort & SpaDenise Ledee WinstonOffices of Carlos Wolf, M.D.Yellowbird Resort, Inc.Yuga Restaurant

VOLUNTEERSMr. Daniel ArmstrongMr. James ArmstrongMs. Julie AstutoMs. Pat BenitezMs. Dulce BlacherMs. Jill BloomMs. Grace CarricarteMs. Katherine CarrollMs. Sheila ChabrowMs. Wendy DenkhausMs. Cheryl EpsteinMs. Holly EvansMs. Tessie GonzalezMs. Amy HalseyMs. Martha JurneyMs. Susan KahnMs. Judith KatzenMs. Sharon LombardoMs. Angela McEnanyMs. Alyse Messinger

Ms. Krissa RamsayMs. Staci SolomonMs. Heather SoslerMs. Silvana Spinelli-CasaleMs. Ellen SteinerMs. Lelenia VasalloMs. Shelly Werner

DONORS$1-$99Ms. Marcy AldrichMs. Nina Alexander-HurstMs. Erica AlweissMr. & Mrs. Brett AmronMr. & Mrs. David AndersonMs. Michelle AptmanMr. & Mrs. Anthony

AskowitzRabbi & Mrs. David

AuerbachMr. & Mrs. Lou BarocasMr. & Mrs. Carlos BatlleMr. & Mrs. Neil BayerMr. & Mrs. Ted BayerDr. & Mrs. Douglas BeekMr. & Mrs. Cy BeerMr. & Mrs. Herman BergerDr. Rebecca Biderman & Mr.

David FraherDr. & Mrs. David BillingsMs. Alice BloomDr. Lori & Mr. Barry BlumMs. Sandra BorgonovoMr. & Mrs. Robert

BranciforteMs. Philippa BullardMs. Joan ByrneMr. & Mrs. Howard CantorMs. Melanie CherdackDr. & Mrs. John ChristieMr. & Mrs. Albert CohenMr. & Mrs. Gerald CohenMs. Karyn CunninghamDr. Paul DamskiMs. Cherie DavidsonMr. Nick DemartinoMs. Robin DenisonMr. & Mrs. Carlos DonMrs. Mary DutcherMr. Edward EhrlichDr. & Mrs. Gerald EnerfeldDr. & Mrs. Michael FinerMs. Dina FinkelMr. & Mrs. William FoorMr. & Mrs. Sigmund FoxMs. Debra Berman FreedmanMs. Sheila FreemanMr. & Mrs. Jonathan

FriedlandMr. & Mrs. Irwin FrostMr. & Mrs. Terrance GartnerMr. & Mrs. Michael GildenDr. & Mrs. Henry GlickMr. Sheldon GlucksmanMr. & Mrs. Paul GoldbergMr. & Mrs. William Goldberg

Ms. Kim GombergMs. Sandra GoodeMs. Joni GoodmanMs. Holly GordonMr. & Mrs. Barry GouldMs. Susan GroppeHon. & Mrs. Maynard GrossMs. Jimena HailsMs. Marjorie HartnettMr. & Mrs. Jerry HaydenMr. Howard HechtmanMr. & Mrs. Roy HeimlichMr. David HeitMr. & Mrs. Steven HennessyMs. Judith HenryMr. & Mrs. Martin

HernandezMs. Sandra HerreraDr. & Mrs. Kenneth HertzMs. Carole HorowitzMr. & Mrs. Charles

HorowitzMr. & Mrs. Frederic JochMr. & Mrs. Charles Joffe-

HalpernMr. & Mrs. Wesley JonesMs. Frances KadeshDr. & Mrs. Leonard KalmanDr. & Mrs. Robert KarlMr. Barry KatzMr. & Mrs. Danny KatzMs. Lois KaufmanMs. Linda KnudsenMs. Hilary KohnMs. Analy KonigMr. & Mrs. Josh KotlerMr. & Mrs. Stephane

Lafosse-MarinMs. Allison LangerMr. Hirsh LarkeyMr. & Mrs. Jeremy LarkinMs. Paula LevineMr. & Mrs. Todd LevineMs. Stacy LevittMr. & Mrs. Todd LevyMs. Shirley LipkinMs. Michelle LipsonRev. Wayne LomaxMrs. William LongMs. Marlene MarcusDr. & Mrs. Stephen MargolisMr. & Mrs. Herman MarksMr. & Mrs. Richard MarxMs. Jeanee McJiltonMs. Melanie MoralesMr. & Mrs. Alexander

MoskovitzMr. & Mrs. Erik MyersMr. H. Robert NelsonMs. Jennifer NogiNon-Violence ProjectMs. Janet NostroMs. Jessica OgilvieDr. & Mrs. Milton OzarMr. & Mrs. Stephen Parsons

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Mr. & Mrs. Daniel PelzDr. Nancy PolkMs. Sharon Polk-SadownikMs. Danielle PomeraniecMr. & Mrs. Alex PowellMr. & Mrs. Jeff PresbyMr. & Mrs. Richard RealeMr. & Mrs. Mark RobertsMr. & Mrs. Felix RodriguezDr. Germaine RodriguezMs. Rosemarie RodriguezMr. & Mrs. Santiago RomeroMs. Gloria RosenMs. Barbara RosenbaumDr. Andrea RosenblattDr. Alice & Mr. Stanley

RosenthalMr. & Mrs. Scott RossMs. Janice RoxbyMr. & Mrs. Herbert

RuddermanDr. William SamekMr. & Mrs. Joel SandbergMr. & Mrs. Joseph ScheflerMr. & Mrs. Carl SchreckDr. & Mrs. James SegalMr. & Mrs. Colin SheehanMr. & Mrs. Steven ShereMs. Susan SirotaMr. & Mrs. Ethan SloaneMs. Lindsay SmithMr. & Mrs. James SockwellMs. Lauren SokolMr. & Mrs. Ed SolomonMr. & Mrs. Eugene SolomonMrs. Raie SpektorMr. & Mrs. Bernard SteinMs. Ferna SteinbergMr. & Mrs. Robb SteinbergMr. & Mrs. Richard StoneMs. Christine SummersMs. Jill SwartzMs. Marsha TalianoffMr. & Mrs. Arnold ThalerMr. Walter ThiedeDr. & Mrs. Dennis TurkMr. & Mrs. Stephen TurnerMs. Ayala UsdinMr. & Mrs. Louis Warren Dr. & Mrs. Mark WebmanMs. Rhonda WeinerMs. Susan WeinerMr. & Mrs. Greg WeissDr. Julie Sherman WhitneyMs. Margaret WilsonMr. & Mrs. Jared WormanDr. & Mrs. Lloyd WrubleMs. Jennifer ZidelMr. Steven Zimet

$100-$249Ms. Joan AbessMs. Kay AdamsMr. Jose Andres AguirreMr. & Mrs. John AnzivinoMr. & Mrs. Paul Appelbaum

Ms. Suellen AptmanMs. Bonnie AskowitzMs. Julie AstutoMs. Evelyn AxlerDrs. Daniel & Julia AzariDr. & Mrs. Ken BaerMr. & Mrs. Jeff BaxterMs. Carol BerryMr. Joseph BoltonBooks & Books of Coral

GablesMr. & Mrs. Timothy BurchMs. Deborah BuslerMs. Deborah BusselDr. & Mrs. Ken ButlerMr. & Mrs. Ernesto CamboMr. & Mrs. Robert CappelloDr. & Mrs. Louis CasaleMr. & Mrs. Penn ChabrowDr. & Mrs. Steven ChristieDr. & Mrs. Martin CohenMr. & Mrs. Jim CoutreDr. & Mrs. John DeFazio Jr.Ms. Wendy DenkhausDr. & Mrs. Harold DeutschMr. & Mrs. Michael DribinMr. Richard DunnMr. & Mrs. Harald EidsmoMs. Lisa EspinosaMr. & Mrs. Richard FainMr. & Mrs. Michael FinkleMr. & Mrs. Harvey FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Michael GallinarDr. & Mrs. Richard GelmanDrs. Joan & Paul GluckMr. & Mrs. Dane GordonMr. & Mrs. Scott GreenwaldMr. & Mrs. Gregg GrossmanDr. & Mrs. Paul GustmanMr. & Mrs. Lance HarkeDr. & Mrs. Joshua HarrisHarrisInteractiveDr. & Mrs. Robert HartogDr. Donald Heller & Ms.

Anne SimonMr. & Mrs. Frank HesselMr. & Mrs. Douglas

HirschhornMr. & Mrs. Stephen HorwitzMr. & Mrs. Steven IsicoffMr. & Mrs. Lewis Jack Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert JackmanDr. & Mrs. Warren JanowitzMr. & Mrs. Clive KabatznikMr. & Mrs. James KalishmanMr. & Mrs. Scott KaplanDr. & Mrs. Lawrence KatzenDr. & Mrs. Howard KatzmanMr. & Mrs. Steve KelloughMs. Gloria KellyMs. Ingrid KesslerMr. & Mrs. Ronald KohnMr. Adam KoppekinMr. & Mrs. Christopher

Kraus

Dr. & Mrs. Gary KreitmanCol. & Mrs. James LarsonMs. Jean LawrenceMr. Ralph LawsonMr. & Mrs. Scott LazarDr. & Mrs. Eric LebowitzMs. Erica LesterMs. Maria LoweDr. Gary LubelMr. & Mrs. Philip LudoviciMr. & Mrs. Philipp LudwigMs. Sylvia MarreroMs. Lisa MasMr. & Mrs. Jason MazerMr. & Mrs. Lee MesnekoffMr. & Mrs. Tomas MieresNetwork for GoodMs. Laura NissenbaumMs. Phillis OetersMr. & Mrs. Ronald OlsterMs. Kathryn ParadiseDr. Edmund ParnesMr. & Mrs. Bob PearlMr. & Mrs. William

PearsonMr. & Mrs. Michael PeytonMr. & Mrs. John PistorinoMr. & Mrs. Jose PortnoyMr. & Mrs. Tulio Quirantes

Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Quirantes

Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin RaeDr. Edward RappaportMr. & Mrs. Gary RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Ronald RodmanMr. Richard RosarioMr. & Mrs. Leonard

RosenbergMr. & Mrs. Stephen

RosenthalDr. & Mrs. Robert SafinskiDr. & Mrs. Robert SalzmanMr. Kyle SaxonMr. & Mrs. Seth SchachnerMr. & Mrs. Richard SchatzMr. & Mrs. Darren

SchatzmanMr. & Mrs. Robert

SchatzmanDr. & Mrs. Fred SchildMs. Susie SchoenfeldMs. Wendy SchotlandMr. Jeffrey Schwartz & Ms.

Deborah MarksMr. & Mrs. Mason SharpeMr. David ShearDr. & Mrs. Fred ShermanMs. Bettylee ShulmanMs. Cecily SilbermanDr. Sean Simon & Dr. Peri

YoungDr. & Mrs. Steve SimonMr. & Mrs. Howard SocolDr. & Mrs. Frank Spektor

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold StaloffMr. & Mrs. James StaunerMr. Arthur TiffordMr. & Mrs. Herbert TobinDr. & Mrs. Wayne TobinMs. Julissa TorguetMr. & Mrs. Henry UrquidiMs. Michelle WallachMr. Charles WardlowMr. & Mrs. Donald WasilMr. & Mrs. Adam WeinsteinMr. & Mrs. Steven WelsMr. & Mrs. Marvin WilliamsMr. Richard WoolfMr. & Mrs. Mitchell YelenMr. & Mrs. Kenneth YoungMr. & Mrs. Jaime Zambrano

$250-$499Dr. Kevin AbramsMr. & Mrs. Wallace AptmanMr. & Mrs. Peter BellMs. Trish BeringerDr. & Mrs. Francisco BorjaMr. & Mrs. Steven BrooksMr. & Mrs. Brian CarricarteMr. Arthur CohenMr. Richard ColeMr. & Mrs. Paul CollinsMs. Cecilia ComeauMr. & Mrs. Luis CornideMr. & Mrs. Townsend DannDr. & Mrs. Dale DavisMr. Bob DemartinoMr. & Mrs. Gonzalo DiazBJ DockweilerSara Jane & Ira DrescherDr. & Mrs. David EdelmanMr. & Mrs. Paul FalkeyMs. Joy FeBlandMr. Michael FischerMr. & Mrs. David FrumMr. & Mrs. Michael

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EsteveMs. Cynthia McNeillMr. & Mrs. Scott Andrew

MetschMr. & Mrs. William MillsDr. H. Richard NatemanMs. Marie Occhigrossi

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Ms. Marie OsborneDr. Debra PeplerMr. & Mrs. Brett PerlmutterMr. & Mrs. Joshua RednikMs. Debi RiceDr. & Mrs. Ronald RohanDr. & Mrs. Martin RothbergMr. David SandbergMs. Julie K. SchanzerMr. & Mrs. Ronald

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SilvermanMr. Harry SolomonMr. & Mrs. Russell SpatzMs. Carly SweenyMs. Rachel Wallach-PerezMr. & Mrs. Atlee WamplerMs. Claire WarrenMr. & Mrs. Michael

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$500-$999Mr. & Mrs. James

ArmstrongBankAtlanticMr. & Mrs. Dennis BaronMs. Marjorie BaronKerrin Witkin & Peter L.

BermontMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey

BernsteinBet Shira CongregationMr. Mel BlackDr. & Mrs. John Cassel Ms. Emily ChenMr. & Mrs. Michael

ContrerasMs. Cheryl EpsteinMr. Daniel EpsteinDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey GlasserDr. & Mrs. Norman

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Mr. Rudy KranysMr. & Mrs. William LevinMr. Stanley LevineMr. & Mrs. Joseph

LombardoMs. Joan McCaughanDr. & Mrs. Donald

MeichenbaumDr. & Mrs. Neil MessingerDr. & Mrs. Robert MezeyDr. & Mrs. Philip PaulMr. & Mrs. Sidney PertnoyDr. & Mrs. Anis RacyDr. & Mrs. Kenneth

RosenthalDr. & Mrs. Lawrence

RothmanDr. & Mrs. Glenn SalkindDr. Shaun SamuelsMr. & Mrs. John SchwebelMr. & Mrs. George SilverMr. & Mrs. Steven SimonMr. & Mrs. Steven SolomonMr. & Mrs. Paul SouléMr. & Mrs. Robert

SpiegelmanDr. & Mrs. Samuel SteinerMr. & Mrs. Al StokerDr. & Mrs. William StokesMr. Robert Strauss & Ms.

Camilla CochraneMr. & Mrs. John SumbergMr. & Mrs. Henry Tie ShueTower Insurance CompanyDr. & Mrs. Howard WallachDr. & Mrs. Malvin

WeinbergerMr. William WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Bernard

WolfsonDr. & Mrs. Jack YaffaDr. & Mrs. Jack Ziffer

$1,000-$2,499Mr. & Mrs. Gregory

AptmanMr. & Mrs. Lowell AptmanMs. Lisa BairdBaptist Health South

FloridaDr. & Mrs. Lawrence

BlacherMr. & Mrs. Leonard BloomMs. Grace CarricarteMr. & Mrs. Jeff CasaleMr. & Mrs. Daniel

CorradinoMr. & Mrs. Joseph DavisMr. & Mrs. William

DickinsonDr. & Mrs. Ted EvansDr. & Mrs. Kenneth FlickerDr. David Goldblatt & Ms.

Ann WeissMs. Elizabeth GreenThe John W. Henry

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Javier

Hernandez-LichtlHon. Sally HeymanDr. Susan IannacconeMr. & Mrs. Bob JosefsbergMr. Roy Kahn Mr. & Mrs. S. Lawrence

Kahn IIIMr. & Mrs. Jon KislakDr. & Mrs. Leo LopezMcNamara Family

FoundationDr. & Mrs. Jonathan

MessingerMr. & Mrs. Joseph MillerDrs. Steven Palaban &

Grace Wang Mr. & Mrs. Scott PoulinDr. & Mrs. Victor RichardsThe Bernard Rothfeld

Children’s FoundationMr. & Mrs. Jay SchechterMr. & Mrs. Ken ScheflerMr. & Mrs. Art SchlechtDr. & Mrs. Bernard

SchragerMr. & Mrs. Emery SheerMr. & Mrs. Neil SoslerDr. & Mrs. Henry TrattlerDr. & Mrs. Michael TronerMs. Shira WachtelWampler Buchanan Walker

Chabrow Banciella &Stanley, P.A.

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WeinerMr. & Mrs. Bryan

WeinsteinWeitz & Luxenberg, PCMr. & Mrs. Dave WilsonDr. & Mrs. Howard Zwibel

$2,500-$4,999Dr. Etiony AldarondoMr. & Mrs. William

AndersonMr. & Mrs. Robert BaalMr. & Mrs. Mike BaxterMr. Kenneth & Dr. Barbara

BloomMr. Michael CarricarteMr. & Mrs. Philip Carroll

Dr. & Mrs. Frank DeLaurierMr. Remi KajogbolaMr. & Mrs. Paul LesterJerry Markowitz & Patricia

RedmondAdrianne & Paul MittentagRadiology Associates of

South FloridaMs. Patricia S. RamsayMr. Robert SenaHon. Katy SorensonMr. & Mrs. Christopher

VasalloMr. Trae WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Philip Wolman

$5,000-$9,999Alweiss Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. James BurkeCardinal HealthMr. & Mrs. James CarrOreste & Carmela

CianciulliMr. & Mrs. Edward EastonEMC CorporationFlorida Power & LightGreat Florida BankMr. & Mrs. Kent JurneyDr. & Mrs. Barry KatzenMr. Philip ScutieriWhite & Case, LLP

$10,000-$24,999Dr. & Mrs. Michael AptmanThe Children’s TrustDade Community

FoundationDunspaugh-Dalton

FoundationDr. Suzanne L. & Mr. Brian

E. KeeleyEthel & Harry Reckson

FoundationZuckerman Family

Foundation

$25,000 and upRobert & Renee Belfer

Family FoundationHealth Foundation of South

FloridaMr. R. Kirk Landon

This list represents donorsfrom September 1, 2007,through August 31, 2008.We regret any omissions dueto the printer’s deadline.

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