httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVKLPtm5XMY WHY THIS MATTERS If your child is witnessing bullying, even if they’re not the ones who are the target, they’re learning some very difficult lessons. And they’re likely to suffer as well if they’re in an environment where bullying is not being effectively addressed. KEVIN EPLING: I think it’s important for parents to be …
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Bullying and Suicide: What’s the Connection?
In the past decade, headlines reporting the tragic stories of a young person’s suicide death linked in some way to bullying have become regrettably common. There is so much pain and suffering associated with each of these events, affecting individuals, families, communities and our society as a whole. There is an increasing national outcry to …
Cyberbullying: Be careful what you text!
Cyberbullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and reach a kid even when he or she is alone. It can happen any time of the day or night. Cyberbullying messages and images can be posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide audience. It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to …
Teen Takes Personal Experiences and Turns Them Into Visual Bullying Prevention Campaign
An image can be more impactful than hundreds of words – especially when it is used to raise awareness of an important issue. Tifara Brown and her peers used photography to deliver a message about bullying prevention. Classmates bullied Tifara from elementary school until high school. Tifara is an African-American whose parents raised her in …
Stephen Lawrence police ‘spy’ prompts public inquiry
Revelations that a police officer spied on the family of Stephen Lawrence will lead to a judge-led public inquiry into undercover policing. A review found that a Metropolitan Police officer worked within the “Lawrence camp” while a previous inquiry into the death was under way. Home Secretary Theresa May described the findings as “deeply troubling”.
Take Action Today: Business Leaders and Bullying Prevention
Understanding what excites and concerns youth is one of the critical ingredients to Cartoon Network’s success. That’s why we knew we had to act when we learned that nearly 85 percent of our youth audience was concerned about bullying and needed information on how to prevent it. When we first launched Stop Bullying: Speak Up, we …
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release School Discipline Guidance Package to Enhance School Climate and Improve School Discipline Policies/Practices
The U.S. Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), today released a school discipline guidance package that will assist states, districts and schools in developing practices and strategies to enhance school climate, and ensure those policies and practices comply with federal law. Even though incidents of school violence have …
School Bullying in the US: Are we missing something?
School Bullying in the US: Are we missing something? By Dr. Sairah Qureshi, Download School Bullying article here
The contribution of childhood emotional abuse to teen dating violence
The contribution of childhood emotional abuse to teen dating violence article. Download here : The contribution of childhood emotional abuse to teen dating violence
Teen Dating Violence: A Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts
Teen Dating Violence: A Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts (April 2005) article Download Teen Dating Violence: A Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts here