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The Myth of “Mean Girls”

Sep 10, 2015 By: Pamela Orpinas, Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia and Alana Vivolo-Kantor, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Caroline McNicholas, Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia and Lusine Nahapetyan, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
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Bullying can take many forms: hitting or pushing (physical bullying), teasing or calling others bad names (verbal bullying).

Bullying and Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

May 12, 2015 By: Chevese Turner, Founder, President & CEO, The Binge Eating Disorder Association and Steffie Rapp, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
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It was time for everyone in my 6th grade class to line up in the school gym for our annual weight/height measurements by the school nurse.

Bullying Gets Under Your Skin: Health Effects of Bullying on Children and Youth

Apr 21, 2015 By: Tracy Vaillancourt, Ph.D., Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children's Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa and Elizabeth Edgerton, MD, MPH, Health Resources and Services Administration
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Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.

Take Action Today: Preventing Bullying from the Very Beginning

Apr 02, 2015 By: Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, Senior Vice President, Content and Research, Sesame Workshop and Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
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Big Bird changes himself to try to become a member of the “Good Birds Club” in a Sesame Street episode developed specifically to address bullying. ©

Starting the Conversation: Creating Inclusive Learning Environments Through Exploration of Identity

Feb 19, 2015 By: Seth A. Gordon-Lipkin, Project Director, Education, Anti-Defamation League Washington DC Regional Office and Steffie Rapp, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
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The Anti-Defamation League’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute works with schools and communities around the country to build safe, inclusive and respectful l