http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/taxonomy/term/11/all en http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/05/14/bullying-violence-and-gangs <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Catherine Bradshaw, National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments and </div><div class="field-item odd">Ingrid Donato, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The issue of bullying is a growing concern in schools across the United States. A lot of research attention has been given to the overlap between bullying and other forms of youth violence, including gang related, as well as behavioral health risks, such as substance use. Bullying can be a big issue for schools since it not only creates a poor school environment for students but also impacts school staff. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Response" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Response</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Research" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Research</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Resources" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Resources</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Webinar" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Webinar</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/gang_bullying_webinarblog.jpg" width="350" height="241" alt="Several men stand together." /></div></div></div> Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:31 +0000 mkennedy 58 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/05/08/national-4-h-conference-teens-tackle-bullying-issue <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Katie Gorscak, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The National 4-H Conference is the premier 4-H civic engagement experience for youth across the country. The conference provides an opportunity for 4-H members to increase knowledge, resources, and skills that will empower them to make an impact on their community in a meaningful and genuine way.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Profiles-Voices-Field" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Profiles/Voices from the Field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community-Organizations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community Organizations</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Events</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Online" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Online</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Social-Media" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Social Media</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Student-Leaders" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Student Leaders</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/4_H%20Blog%20post.JPG" width="350" height="202" alt="During the 4-H Conference, one working group brainstormed ideas on how to better reach teens through social media." title="During the 4-H Conference, one working group brainstormed ideas on how to better reach teens through social media." /></div></div></div> Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:39 +0000 cosborne 57 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/04/24/great-program-aims-prevent-bullying-and-delinquent-behaviors <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Stephanie Rapp and Nels Ericson, U.S. Department of Justice</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><div class="caption caption-right"><div class="caption-inner" style="width: 410px;"><img alt="As part of the G.R.E.A.T. program, law enforcement officers teach students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership." height="386" src="/blog/sites/default/files/marilyn-and-students-17x16-410w.jpg" title="As part of the G.R.E.A.T. program, law enforcement officers teach students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership." width="410" />As part of the G.R.E.A.T.</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Elementary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Elementary school</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Training" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Training</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/marilyn-and-students-17x16-410w.jpg" width="410" height="386" alt="As part of the G.R.E.A.T. program, law enforcement officers teach students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership." title="As part of the G.R.E.A.T. program, law enforcement officers teach students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership." /></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:57:38 +0000 jtrueblood 55 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/02/27/research-brief-suicide-and-bullying <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Elizabeth Edgerton, Health Resources &amp; Services Administration, and Susan Limber, Clemson University</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Recent media publicity around suicides by youth who were bullied by their peers has led many to assume that bullying often leads directly to suicide. Although youth who are involved in bullying are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and attempt suicide than those who are not involved in bullying, research indicates that other risk factors play a larger role in suicidal behavior.</p> <p>What do we know about suicide and its causes?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Risk-Factors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Risk Factors</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Research" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Research</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Resources" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Resources</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Suicide</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/research_large.jpg" alt="Research books" title="Research books" /></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:32:19 +0000 cosborne 44 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/02/11/bullying-prevention-let%E2%80%99s-be-voice-change <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Tarsha Cavanaugh, Rebecca Odor, and Morrisa Rice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.812em; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Dating Violence Awareness" class="image-large" src="/blog/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Dating-Violence_large.jpg" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.538em; width: 410px; height: 288px; float: right;" title="Dating Violence Awareness" width="410" height="288" /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/dating" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Dating</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Help" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Help</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Resources" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Resources</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/Dating-Violence_large.jpg" width="410" height="288" alt="Dating Violence Awareness" title="Dating Violence Awareness" /></div></div></div> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:28:31 +0000 rellis 39 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/01/29/what-do-bullying-and-youth-substance-use-have-common-more-you-might-think.html <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Frances M. Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention at SAMHSA</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On the surface, bullying and youth substance use may seem like separate problems. However, from research, we know that kids who use drugs or alcohol are at risk for other problem behaviors during their teen years. Recent findings confirm previous studies that found links between bullying and substance use. In a recent article, researchers found that middle and high school students who bully their peers or are bully-victims (bully others and are also bullied) are more likely than students who aren’t involved in bullying to use alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Risk-Factors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Risk Factors</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Health</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Research" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Research</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/teen-substance-abuse_large.jpg" width="410" height="288" alt="Teens drinking alcohol" title="Teens drinking alcohol" /></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 35 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/01/15/mother-to-mother <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Anonymous</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Late one Tuesday night, I received a text from the mother of my son’s friend. She told me that we needed to talk NOW; would I call her? Two weeks earlier, my 15-year-old son had broken down in tears over the harassment he was receiving at school. What I did not know, but learned from the mother who contacted me, was that my son had come very close to attempting suicide the night before. The actions of friends may indeed have saved my son’s life. My husband and I knew “Jake” was hurting inside.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Warning-Signs" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Warning Signs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Health</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Help" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Help</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Parents" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Parents</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Suicide</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/Mother-to-Mother_large.jpg" width="410" height="288" alt="Two mothers talk" title="Two mothers talk" /></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 33 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/01/03/teaching-social-skills-to-prevent-bullying-in-young-children <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Ingrid Donato and Ron Slaby, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Bullying among young children is not uncommon. When young children–who often differ in physical size, skill level, and family experience–get together, patterns of hurtful behavior often emerge.</p> <p>Children may be mean to each other by making mean faces, saying threatening things, grabbing objects, pushing others aside, or refusing to play with others. Some young children may engage in actual bullying behaviors by deliberately and repeatedly dominating a vulnerable child by name-calling, physical attacks, and excluding others from playing with them.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Parents" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Parents</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Preschool" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Preschool</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/early-childhood_large_1.jpg" width="410" height="288" alt="An angry preschool boy" title="An angry preschool boy" /></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 31 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/11/20/defending-childhood-challenging-our-perceptions-on-bullying-2 <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Stephanie Rapp, Department of Justice</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Participants at the Grand Forks Defending Childhood Site learn more about bullying intervention strategies.</p> <p>In 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder launched the Defending Childhood initiative to address children’s exposure—as victims and as witnesses—to violence. He hopes to change our perceptions of violence and abuse, make the topic an issue on the national level, and address how abuse and violence affect children. He understands that violence can follow and wound children throughout their lives. We need to address abuse and </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Response" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Response</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Federal" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Federal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Training" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Training</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Violence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Violence</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/Defending-Childhood-photo_large.jpg" width="329" height="246" alt="Participants at the Grand Forks Defending Childhood Site learn more about bullying intervention strategies." title="Participants at the Grand Forks Defending Childhood Site learn more about bullying intervention strategies." /></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 25 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/11/09/podcast-bullying-depression-suicide <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">James Wright, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Bullying can affect everyone—those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, some of which include depression, substance abuse, problems at home, and trauma history. James Wright is at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the Suicide Prevention Branch. Mr.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Risk-Factors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Risk Factors</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Health</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Help" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Help</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Suicide" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Suicide</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast-mp3 field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Podcast mp3:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="audio/mpeg" src="/blog/modules/file/icons/audio-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/bullying-depression-and-suicide_0.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=866816">bullying-depression-and-suicide.mp3</a></span></div></div></div> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 24 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/11/06/indian-health-service-works-to-address-bullying-in-tribal-communities <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jackie Mazeikas, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Klukwan Village Choose Respect March" class="image-large" src="/blog/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/choose-respect-march_NativeAmerican_blog.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 213px; float: right;" title="Klukwan Village Choose Respect March" width="350" height="213" />November is Native American Heritage Month. Across the country native communities are celebrating their heritage. I’d like to tell you about a project that I work with that is addressing the issue of bullying and is making a lasting impact on one community.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Specific-Groups" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Specific Groups</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Community-Organizations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community Organizations</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Resources" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Resources</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Social-Media" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Social Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/choose-respect-march_NativeAmerican_blog.jpg" width="350" height="213" alt="Klukwan Village Choose Respect March" title="Klukwan Village Choose Respect March" /></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000 rellis 23 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/10/30/research-brief-children-with-autism-at-risk-for-bullying <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Anthony Rizkalla, US Department of Education</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="A pair of glasses rest on a research book in front of man on a computer" class="image-large" src="/blog/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/research_large3_0.jpg" style="width: 410px; height: 288px; float: right;" title="A pair of glasses rest on a research book in front of man on a computer" width="410" height="288" />From a very early age, we pick up on important social cues that benefit us throughout school, and even into our working lives.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Risk-Factors" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Risk Factors</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Disabilities" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Disabilities</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Elementary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Elementary school</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Research" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Research</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/research_large3_0.jpg" width="410" height="288" alt="A pair of glasses rest on a research book in front of man on a computer" title="A pair of glasses rest on a research book in front of man on a computer" /></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 rellis 22 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/10/12/podcast-the-signs-of-bullying <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There are many warning signs that may indicate that someone is either being bullied or bullying others. Recognizing the warning signs is an important first step in taking action against bullying. Not all children who are bullied or are bullying others ask for help.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast-mp3 field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Podcast mp3:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="audio/mpeg" src="/blog/modules/file/icons/audio-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/the-signs-of-bullying_1.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=282461">the-signs-of-bullying.mp3</a></span></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 rellis 20 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/10/09/bullying-prevention-training-for-school-based-health-care-workers-administrators-and-parents <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Rebecca Bauer, Intern, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="A nurse talks with an upset teen" class="image-large" src="/blog/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Health-Webinar-300x166.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 166px; float: right;" title="A nurse talks with an upset teen" width="300" height="166" />October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and it’s important to remember that bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school, and can adversely impact their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Events</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Health</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Student-Leaders" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Student Leaders</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Training" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Training</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Webinar" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Webinar</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/Health-Webinar-300x166.jpg" width="300" height="166" alt="A nurse talks with an upset teen" title="A nurse talks with an upset teen" /></div></div></div> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 rellis 19 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/10/02/a-history-of-bullying-prevention-month <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Deborah Temkin, US Department of Education &amp; Julie Holmquist, PACER Center</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Boy holds sign on history of bullying prevention month." class="image-large" src="/blog/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Bullying-Prevention-Month-Billboard_blog_photo-300x217.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 217px; float: right;" title="Boy holds sign on history of bullying prevention month." width="300" height="217" />This month, groups across the country committed to stop bullying will release new resources, campaigns, and efforts aimed at bringing awareness to this important issue facing our youth.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Community-Organizations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community Organizations</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Educators" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Educators</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Events</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Resources" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Resources</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Social-Media" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Social Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/Bullying-Prevention-Month-Billboard_blog_photo-300x217.jpg" width="300" height="217" alt="Boy holds sign on history of bullying prevention month." title="Boy holds sign on history of bullying prevention month." /></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 rellis 17 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog