School Safety Resources - Bullying
KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER INTERNATIONAL
http://www.kidpower.org/School-age.html
They work to empower people of all ages by offering their “everyday safety workshops”. This website also offers articles, safety tips, and a free newsletter.
PACER CENTER’S KIDS AGAINST BULLYING
http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/
This kid-friendly website offers a variety of online videos, polls, a place to ask questions, contests, games, and an assortment of real life stories.
PACER CENTER for parents
http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/NBPAW/parents.asp
This section of the website offers parents access to news releases, articles, a book, some curriculum, a CD-Rom, and awareness posters.
STOP BULLYING NOW
http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/
This website highlights the work of human rights activist and author, Stan Davis. STOP BULLYING NOW presents “practical research-based strategies to reduce bullying in schools.” A guide for parents, videos, cds, articles for school use, training, seminar sessions, and a free PowerPoint presentation are all available on this site.
BULLYING.ORG
http://www.bullying.org/public/frameset.cfm
This site offers an online course, games, facts, helpful resources, support groups, a place to volunteer as an online mentor, and a chance to join the Peer Power network.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Bullying§ion=Facts+for+Families
This link is for a FACTS FOR FAMILIES article No. 80; March 2001 on the topic of bullying. This article provides an in-depth explanation of bullying, the course of action a parent should take if their child is bullied or if they suspect that their child is bullying others. There are other links to explore the topics of conduct disorder, understanding violent behavior in children, children’s threats, and helping teenagers with stress.
NATIONAL YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/bullying.asp
This website focuses on bullying among teenagers. Suggestions for what can be done, helpful links, and a page of references are available on this site.
MEDLINE PLUS
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bullying.html
This is an extensive collection of links. Articles, latest news, prevention and screening, how to cope with bullying, specific conditions, related issues, research links, journal articles, organizations that deal with the issue of bullying, laws and policy, and finally a section on current statistics are all available on this website.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_bullyroundup.html
This website is geared toward children, it offers the BULLY ROUNDUP game and a section called BULLY BEWARE in which suggestions are given to kids, in their language, about how to deal with bullies.
GIRLSHEALTH.GOV
http://www.girlshealth.gov/bullying/
This site is geared towards the specific issue of bullying among girls designed and written for girls. Common questions about bullying are covered and quizzes are offered. There are also resources for educators, parents, and caregivers.
NEMOURS FOUNDATION
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
This article deals with bullying at the teen level. The topics of, who bullies, what can be done about bullying, help for people who find that they bully, and step to be taken to stop bullying in schools.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Files/Bullying.pdf
This website is about workplace bullying, what it is, who is affected, common examples of bullying, how it affects both individuals and organizations, what can be done about the problem, other resources, contacts, and references.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/upd-07-28-04.html
This is a link to a study by the NIOSH that found that most workplace bullying occurs worker to worker.
EDUCATION WORLD: THE EDUCATOR’S BEST FRIEND
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/bully.shtml
This website was geared towards educators, it provides lesson plans and strategies for putting a stop to bullying in their classroom. This website also provides articles written by Dr. Kenneth Shore about dealing with the victims, incidents, understanding the bully, bully prevention, cyber-bullying, plus many more informative articles.
LOVE OUR CHILDREN USA
http://loveourchildrenusa.org/bullying.php
This website explains bullying and how to stop it by giving specific examples. It also lists measures that other schools have taken to deal with bullying.
BEATBULLYING.ORG
http://www.beatbullying.org/
This organization based in the UK is a charity that devises anti-bullying strategies for young people by young people. There is an international newsfeed, toolkits to aid a variety of people in dealing with the issue of bullying, training, and a list of fundraisers that are established.
LIFESKILLS TRAINING
http://www.lifeskillstraining.com/other_prevention.php
This site offers a bully prevention classroom video/DVD series. Other series offered are substance abuse prevention programs and health and nutrition programs.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=272
This article looks at the issue of bullying from the viewpoint of the police. It covers related problems to bullying, the extent of the problem, and factors that contribute to a reluctance in reporting bullying.
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