Bullying, Violence, and Gangs

mkennedy — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:31 +0000

Catherine Bradshaw, National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments and

Ingrid Donato, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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.

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Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo, Colorado Safe Haven: Building Community Support

cosborne — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:54:05 +0000

Ingrid Donato, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Kim Storey, EdD, and Ron Slaby, PhD from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

After a survey found that students didn’t feel safe in their Pueblo, Colorado community, the Safe Haven for Pueblo Bullying Victims Project stepped in to make a difference.

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students group got help from more than 700 students to design posters denouncing bullying. They then reached out to business owners to hang the posters in their windows, to show their community support for the project. The posters alert students that these businesses will provide a refuge for them if they are being bullied or feel unsafe. The business owners agreed to help youth arrange for someone to pick up any students who are being bullied and to let them wait there until a safe ride arrives.

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Defending Childhood: Challenging Our Perceptions on Bullying

rellis — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Stephanie Rapp, Department of Justice

Participants at the Grand Forks Defending Childhood Site learn more about bullying intervention strategies.

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

Giving Teachers Tools to Stop Bullying: Free Training Toolkit Now Available

rellis — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education

Over the past three years, at our annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summits, we have heard the same call by educators-– teachers want to help stop bullying, but they don’t know how. Most try to help, but few receive training on how to do so.

Are You Up to the Challenge? Show Us How You’re More Than a Bystander

rellis — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Kaitlyn Harrington, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention are looking for informative and entertaining videos that send a positive message to youth about the importance of being “more than a bystander” to bullying in their schools and communities.

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Effective Bullying Solutions: No One-Size-Fits-All Answer

rellis — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education

Throughout the bullying prevention world, the phrase, “I have the solution to bullying!” is all too common. As attention to bullying has grown, so have the number of products and tools claiming to reduce or eliminate bullying in schools and communities. But do they work? This question may seem simple, but there are a lot of factors to consider, including the specific situation and context.