Anti-Bullying Network A Scottish not-for-profit company focusing on bullying in schools and productive interventions.
Beat Bullying Beatbullying works with children and young people across the UK to provide them with all important opportunities to make positive and lasting changes to their lives and outlook. In particular, they work intensively with those so deeply affected by bullying that they can barely face going to school that next morning.
Being Assertive Information from the Mayo Clinic on assertiveness.
Bullying and Victimization: What Parents Can Do To Help The goal of this program is to help people working with children and youth, to identify the most common forms of bullying and victimization, and to effectively work with children who are experiencing these conflicts and abuses.
Bullying at School and Online Bullying affects ALL children — those who bully, those who are victimized, and those who are witnesses or assistants to interpersonal violence. This website through education.com provides many resources for professionals and parents about bullying and cyberbullying.
Bullying at School Created by the Scottish Council for Research in Education, this website includes research-based information on bullying and the effectiveness of various approaches to its prevention.
Bullying Prevention IS Crime Prevention Fight Crime: Invest in Kids released a report entitled Bullying Prevention Is Crime Prevention focusing on the scope of the problem of bullying in our nation¹s schools, the connection to later crime, and programs that work to prevent bullying. Bullying affects one out of every three children in sixth through tenth grades and can lead to more serious consequences, including violent crime and death. Fortunately, there are cost-effective, research-proven programs that can prevent bullying and later crime and violence.
Bullying Research This is a site that has a lot of research based theories on bullying along with articles, books, websites, etc.
Bystanders and Bullying BullyOnline hosts this website that examines the dynamics of bullying in the workplace. This section of the site focuses on the social dynamics that cause colleagues to stand by when their co-worker is being bullied. It lists a number of reasons why bystanders don’t get involved such as denial and fear of reprisal. As bullying is not limited to only students, this information may be valuable in addressing concerns regarding bullying among staff members.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use has developed a new framework for addressing these issues under the overall concept of Cyber Savvy Schools.
Child Centered Solutions The Child Centered Solutions website is specifically tailored to provide children, families and professionals with the resources to educate and manage all types of family conflicts. As a comprehensive online database of local and national resources such as; organizations, government support, articles, books and more, CCS online provides the tools necessary for children, families and professionals to cope with the transitions family conflict often brings.
Conflict Mediation Programs CRU Institute provides school-wide conflict mediation programs for faculty, students, and parents at elementary, middle and high schools.
Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV) The Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV) has launched a Web site and multiple research, training and information dissemination projects geared to help reduce school violence. The consortium, a primarily volunteer effort, includes national experts in school violence prevention spanning the disciplines of education, psychology, mental health, social services and juvenile justice. According to its Web site, the Consortium to Prevent School Violence is committed to assisting educators and schools in the reduction of school violence.
Cyber Bully Help Although sharing certain features in common with traditional bullying, cyber bullying represents a unique phenomenon that has only recently begun to receive attention in both the popular press and in academic circles. Cyber bullying not only looks and feels a bit different than traditional bullying, but presents some unique challenges in dealing with it.
Cyber Bullying 411 Cyberbully411 is an effort to provide resources for youth who have questions about or have been targeted by online harassment. The website was created by Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc with funding from the Community Technology Foundation of California.
Cyberbullying Research Center Provides fact sheets, cases, research, resources, stories, strategies, and solutions to help you stop online cruelty.
Cyberbullying Research Center The Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
Cyberbullying- What the Research Tells Us An updated look at the research and definitions around bullying and cyberbullying, this talk was presented to the Youth Online Safety Working Group assembled by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Cyberbullying: Tools and Tips for Prevention and Intervention Webcast Webcast featuring experts on cyberbullying, including Susan Limber, PhD, MLS, from Clemson University; and Patti Agatston, PhD, and Mike Tully, JD, co-authors of “Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age." Far too often, children suffer through cyberbullying in silence. This Webcast provides current information on the use of cyber technologies and the emerging phenomenon of cyberbullying among youth, and offers best practices in prevention and intervention. The webcast is available in multiple forms, including as a video with slides and captioning, presentation slides, mp3 audio file, and written transcript.
Easing the Teasing Informative website containing strategies and programs created by Judy Freedman, a licensed clinical social worker. Easing the Teasing, a groundbreaking program to pro-actively address the issue of teasing, empowers children with essential life-long coping skills to manage and overcome these painful incidents.
Educators for Social Responsibility ESR's largest program, the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) is a comprehensive, K-12 school-based program in conflict resolution and inter-group relations that provides a model for preventing violence and creating caring learning communities.
Eduhound Weekly: Conflict Resolution Learn how to handle difficult situations and how to get along with others who see things differently. In English, Spanish, and Arabic. Includes teachers' guide.
Futures Without Violence Everyone has the right to live free of violence. Futures Without Violence, formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund, works to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world.
Gang Resistance Education and Training The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has developed a multi-lesson curriculum to be delivered to elementary and middle school students by a local police officer. Lessons for younger students focus on self-esteem and the positive value of clubs (versus gangs). Older students discuss the negative effects of gangs and methods of conflict resolution. A summer activity program further cements student bonds with local police.
Helping Children Stop Egg Ons and Bully Behavior Lesson Plans This site includes several lesson plans written for parents, teachers and therapists to help them teach children respect for others. They are taken from the 50 plus lesson plans in our I Stop My Bully Behavior kit.
Interdisciplinary Response to Youths Sexting In May of 2009 the Youth Online Safety Working Group (YOSWG), comprised of representatives from law enforcement, education, legal, and other public and private organizations, came together to begin discussing an issue affecting approximately 1 in 6 youths1 : sexting. Sexting is generally defined as the sending of sexually explicit texts or nude or partially nude images of minors by minors; these images in some instances have been classified as child pornography.
Internet Solutions for Kids Information about kids and their interactions with technology. A variety of resources and research.
Just the Facts A diverse coalition of 13 national organizations, including ASCA, has joined in a renewed effort to protect the safety and emotional well-being of students, including those who are at higher risk because of their sexual orientation. The group of education, health, mental health and religious organizations released on February 14 “Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators, and School Personnel.” The publication serves as a guide for employees who confront sensitive issues involving gay, lesbian and bisexual students. It is intended to help school administrators foster safe and healthy school environments, in which all students can achieve to the best of their ability.
Keys to Safer Schools Keys To Safer Schools.com, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to helping parents, schools and other youth oriented organizations to have a safer place to learn, work and play in today's climate of rising youth violence.
Kids You Can Really Do Something To Stop Bullying! The Canadian Red Cross created this webpage to teach kids how to end bullying in their schools. It explains that every student has specific rights, such as to feel safe, to be treated fairly and with respect, and to be protected from bullying and harassment. Then it describes students’ responsibilities such as including and welcoming others, respecting other people’s boundaries, and reporting mistreatment of other people. Suggestions on how to help a victim are offered and an explanation of the difference between ratting versus telling is presented.
Mean Girls Aren't Cool Informational site on female bullying, relational aggression, and cyberbullying.
National Mentoring Program The National Mentoring Center is a project of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, a 501c3, based in Portland, OR. The NMC is one of the preeminent national training and technical assistance providers for mentoring programs across the United States. Created and funded primarily by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Mentoring Center provides a range of services including: large-scale training conference and workshop design and implementation; in-depth coaching and program consulting; electronic information resources development and management; print material development and dissemination; data collection and evaluation; projects that support state and national initiatives.
National Youth Gang Center The Institute for Intergovernmental Research offers a wide range of information concerning gangs. Click on the Publications link for comprehensive materials.
Netsmartz The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the internet.
No Bullies The Colorado anti-bulling page has an abundance of resources for parents, teachers, and kids. It provides practical information, lesson plans, and real life scenarios to help everyone tackle bullying behavior.
No Bully Provides information, guidelines for schools, and resource links pertaining to bullying. Created by Telecom and the New Zealand Police.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) School Safety Package The COPS School Safety Package addresses issues such as developing a successful school safety program and emergency response plan; assessing and reducing gang activity in your community; effective responses to reducing bullying in schools; responding to bomb threats against schools; community based approaches to reducing underage drinking; dealing with disorderly youth who congregate in public places; preventing school vandalism and break ins; and gun violence among youth.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and treat juvenile delinquency, improve the effectiveness and fairness of the juvenile justice system, and address the problem of missing and exploited children.
OnGuard Online OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
PBS: Bullies Information for kids on what is bullying, who bullies, who is a target, and how to handle bullying.
Peace Support Network The Peace Support Network is an intentional linking of people throughout the world who believe in peace and who want to make peace a reality.
Pew Internet and American Life Project Includes important information on technology usage, in particular a 2010 report on teens and mobile phone usage. Information about cyber-bullying and internet harassment as well.
Positive School Climates Solid evidence from national research and school-wide practices has shown that students will learn more, and be physically and emotionally healthier, when nurtured in positive social climates.
Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement The U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention summarizes the risk factors for students to become gang members and details common elements of successful prevention. An extensive bibliography is included.
Prevention Pathways - Online Courses This site offers prevention courses that are free to the public. Some courses are meant for professionals and have continuing education credits available. Other courses are designed to provide helpful information to members of the general public interested in prevention topics. One of the available courses is the ABC's of bullying.
Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Over Bibliography Bibliography from the North Carolina Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Over conflict management pilot program. The bibliography provides source information on the various resources used for the DJJDP – Center’s Office of Juvenile Justice-funded conflict management project. The bibliography offers a description of books, journals, articles, Internet articles/journals, and other mediums used for the project.
Rosalind Wiseman's Website Includes information on Rosalind's books regarding relational agression, and also her "owning up" curriculum.
Scared Of Cyber-Bullies? Schoolyard bullying is nothing new, but now some bullies have found a way to follow their victims home and intimidate them in what used to be a safe haven. The Early Show national correspondent Thalia Assuras explains how the Internet is a new tool for schoolyard bullies.
SchoolBehavior.com: Awareness, Empathy, and Skills Leslie E. Packer, PhD, created this site to help educators learn about neurobehavioral disorders -- the "hidden" disabilities that can impair a student's academic, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning. This website contains tips, materials, and strategies to help children with a variety of disorders and information on classroom behavior.
Schoolyard Bullies Get Nastier Online Schoolyard bullies are no longer limiting their harassment to the cafeteria or the school bus. They're taking their taunts online, using email, instant messaging, and other cyber tools to harass and even stalk their classmates and peers.
Sexual Harassment Erodes the Notion That School Is a Safe Place: An Interview with Nan Stein In recent years, a number of highly publicized lawsuits and incidents have heightened awareness of sexual harassment in schools. In the newly published Classrooms and Courtrooms: Facing Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools (Teachers College Press), Nan Stein examines the roots of sexual harassment-and how to uproot it from our schools. Stein is a senior researcher and project director at Wellesley College's Center for Research on Women in Wellesley, MA. She is also a former middle-school teacher.
Skillstreaming Skillstreaming addresses the social skill needs of students who display aggression, immaturity, withdrawal, or other problem behaviors. It is designed to help youngsters develop competence in dealing with interpersonal conflicts, learn to use self-control, and contribute to a positive classroom atmosphere.
Stop Bullying Now! Presents practical research-based strategies to reduce bullying in schools.
Student Reports of Bullying: Results from the 2001 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey Using data from the 2001 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), this report examines the prevalence and nature of bullying as reported by students ages 12 through 18 in relation to student characteristics, school characteristics, and criminal victimization. In addition, the report explores other behaviors that were reported by the bullied student, such as fear, avoidance behavior, weapon carrying, and academic grades.
Students Against Violence Everywhere SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn crime prevention and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.
Teen, Crime, and the Community Initiative The Teens, Crime, and the Community (TCC) initiative has motivated more than one million young people to create safer schools and neighborhoods. The program helps teens understand how crime affects them and their families, friends, and communities, and it involves them in crime prevention projects to help make their communities safer and more vital.
The ABC's of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression Educators, health and mental health practitioners, parents, and community members are realizing that bullying is a serious problem that can lead to more severe long-term problems for individuals and communities. Some experts believe that bullying should be considered a special form of child abuse-sometimes called "peer abuse," the cruelty of children to each other. This course examines the causes and effects of bullying, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal/ethical issues surrounding bullying.
The Association for Conflict Resolution The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution. ACR represents and serves a diverse national and international audience that includes more than 6,000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators, and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making.
The Ophelia Project The Ophelia Project is dedicated to creating a culture that is emotionally, physically, and socially safe, where girls are respected and nurtured. Through awareness, education, and advocacy, The Ophelia Project promotes positive change in families, schools, and communities.
The Safe Schools Coalition The Safe Schools Coalition is an international public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, that is working to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
The Trevor Project The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.
Think B4 You Speak This campaign aims to raise awareness about the prevalence and consequences of anti-LGBT bias and behavior in America’s schools. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce and prevent the use of homophobic language in an effort to create a more positive environment for LGBT teens.
UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center The mission of the Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) is to combat crimes against children by providing high quality research and statistics to the public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners. CCRC is concerned with research about the nature of crimes including child abduction, homicide, rape, assault, and physical and sexual abuse as well as their impact.
University of Denver Bullying Victimization Study This University of Denver study shows a curriculum-based bullying prevention program can reduce incidents of bullying by 20 percent, twice as much as in the study control group.
Welcoming Schools Welcoming Schools is a comprehensive guide for administrators, educators, parents and guardians who want to strengthen their schools’ approach to family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying. Welcoming Schools is specifically designed for use in K-5 learning environments and is inclusive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender families and individuals in the broader context of diversity.
Youth Crime Stoppers This prevention program involves students in a "Neighborhood Watch" capacity within the school setting where students act as the eyes and ears of law enforcement and school officials. This proactive strategy has a formal curriculum and training component and is being implemented successfully in school districts around the county. This initiative is part of the International Crime Stoppers.
The organizations, Web sites and other resources listed here are not exhaustive, nor is their inclusion intended as an endorsement by the American School Counselor Association. Rather, these listings are intended to assist school counselors in their efforts to better address children's academic, career, and personal/social development needs.