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Bullying Publications & Resources

Publications and resources for educators, parents, and community members with tools for recognizing bullying behavior and approaches for determining how to respond.
   

Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying (Outside Source)
This fact sheet, written by Nels Ericson of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), discusses juvenile bullying, a form of violence among children that has come under intense scrutiny amid reports that it may have been a contributing factor in recent school shootings and that it may be related to other forms of juvenile violence. This OJJDP fact sheet defines bullying, noting that it can take three forms: physical, verbal, and psychological. It also describes a recently published report by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and summarizes the report's findings on the long- and short-term effects of bullying. The fact sheet concludes with a discussion of the Bullying Prevention Program, an initiative designed to reduce bullying by intervening at the school, classroom, and individual levels.

Bullying at School (PDF; 1.3MB; 52pp.)
This California Department of Education publication discusses methods for determining whether or not bullying behavior and/or hate-motivated behavior is present.

Bullying Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions based on the Bullying at School publication.

Bullying at School Information (Outside Source)
This site provides information about bullying: what families can do, what schools can do. Sample policies, ideas for in-service.

Bullying Prevention Program (Outside Source)
A universal intervention for the reduction and prevention of bully/victim problems, the program is one of ten "blueprints" for violence prevention identified in a project initiated by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), with funding from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice and the Centers for Disease Control (and later from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency). The "blueprint" is designed to be a practical description of a bullying prevention program that meets a very high scientific standard of program effectiveness.

Committee for Children (Outside Source)
Provides many resources for bullying prevention. This site can guide the selection of a bullying prevention program by the bullying prevention committee.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids (Outside Source)
Founded in 1996, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a bipartisan, nonprofit, anti-crime organization led by more than 2,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, victims of violence, and leaders of police officer associations.

No Bully (Outside Source)
This site is part of the Telecom/Police STOP BULLYING Campaign. Spot and Bo are used to show you around the site. Information for kids, teachers, and grownups.

Preventing Bullying: A Manual for Schools and Communities (Outside Source)
Search ED Pubs (U.S. Department of Education) using the keyword "bullying" to find this publication that address the problem of bullying in schools. This pamphlet defines bullying, discusses the seriousness of this behavior and the effectiveness of a comprehensive approach, and presents strategies for administrators, teachers, students, and parents to use when dealing with bullying situations. It also provides examples of innovative and successful approaches used by schools in different parts of the country.

Recognizing and Preventing Bullying (PDF; Outside Source)
This fact sheet was created by the National Resource Center for Safe Schools, a project of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, and jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the US Department of Justice.

SafetyZone (Outside Source)
The National Resource Center for Safe Schools works with schools, communities, state and local education agencies, and other concerned individuals and agencies to create safe learning environments and prevent school violence.

Set Straight on Bullies (Outside Source)
Examines the myths and realities about schoolyard bullying. Changing attitudes about the seriousness of the problem is stressed. It studies the characteristics of bullies and bullying victims. Most importantly, it provides strategies for educators, parents and students to better prevent and respond to schoolyard bullying. Sample student and adult surveys are also included.

Stop Bullying! (Outside Source)
Guidelines for schools prepared by the New Zealand Police and Telecom. The guidelines cover policies, responses, and maintenance.

Take Action Against Bullying (Outside Source)
Programs, tips and strategies, workshops, 1-888-552-8559.

Taking the Bully by the Horns (Outside Source)
A self-help book and Web site giving young people the skills they need to deal with bullies and maintain healthy self-esteem.

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Questions:   Stephanie Papas | spapas@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8441
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