Responding to requests from students across the country, Anna Mendez, a mom driven by the untimely passing of her son, starts an organization called NAPAB to advocate for families and victims of bullying. After Daniel’s death, the lack of awareness among educators and doctors about the gravity of bullying becomes particularly disturbing. Statistics are staggering. Children from all races, color, creed, gender and socioeconomic groups are affected. No one is immune. Anna knows from personal experience that bullying, often thought to be harmless and falling under the radar, devastates too many school aged children, is preventable and can lead to suicide. Yet some still do not want to acknowledge it.

“School is a war zone - kill or be killed. Make fun of someone or get made fun of. I’m still trying to cope with not allowing other people to get to me. People talk crap to me because they know they can and they know I won’t do anything about it. I would if I could but I can’t.” - Message Daniel sent to his doctor before his death.

Daniel’s medical appointment intake notes below.  After Daniel's death, doctor states he did not know about the bullying.  

We learn from Daniel's story that bullying can be stopped. It must be recognized and not denied.
Thousands of children suffer, even die, from a preventable cause.

May Daniel's death, and too many other children’s deaths, not be in vain.
It's time to speak up together to stop bullying.
It's time to educate the people around us, so that we can save the hundreds of thousands of children out there just like Daniel.