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10/15/2026

New Episode!

Students often notice when something is wrong with a friend before adults do.

On The School of Heritage, I sit down with Bob Faghan, author of Where Students Turn First, to talk about peer influence, early intervention, student support, and how schools can respond before struggles become crises.

🎙️ Where Students Turn First: Rethinking Peer Influence and Early Intervention

Because better support begins with understanding where students actually turn first.

10/09/2026

Great morning training some very enthusiastic Dover NH High School staff in School Based Peer Recovery. Thanks to all for the great discussion.

10/05/2026

On November 3 Ill be presenting at Riverside Learnings Social and Emotional Learning Summit at Whites of Westport in Westport, MA. My session is Where Students Turn First: Building SEL Into the Peer Relationships Students Already Trust.
If you're a school counselor, administrator, social worker or teacher in Massachusetts or New England, Id love to see you there.

Event Presenters

10/05/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-didnt-tell-us-wrong-question-bob-faghan-zx7jc

Every school leader has said some version of it after a crisis. The other kids knew.

08/10/2026

Would love to hear your thoughts

08/09/2026

07/31/2026

Recruiting trip Therapy

06/24/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-students-turn-first-closing-gap-between-peer-awareness-faghan-dg7gc

In most schools, the student in trouble is known to their friends weeks before they're known to the system. Here's what we can build around that.

06/03/2026

This is what my Mom used to call a "Happy Sad". Extremely proud of our 3 peer leaders who will be graduatuating this week. We will miss them as they move on but the amazing growth they all showed and the positive impact they had on other students will not be forgotten . Congratulations to Haley who got into her first choice college and will be studying nursing; Jacob who will playing football and doing a post-grad year at Bridgeton Academy; and Maya who also got into her first year college and will be studying psychology. "Just keep swimming"