Since today is Valentine’s Day, I have decided to give you all a gift that is better than chocolate, yes, I said better than chocolate! The gift I give this Valentine’s Day the gift of “bully resource information” in the form of websites compiled by OC Human Relations. There are plenty of resources available regarding bullying online, and the only problem I see with it, is if people do not utilize the information and apply it. There has been much research, and it is obvious that bullying is a major problem that millions of youth deal with on a daily basis. In order to reduce bullying in and out of schools, everyone must make a conscious effort to be aware and take steps to stop bullying before it starts, and deal with it immediately bullying behavior is identified. So here is a great list! Happy Valentine’s Day!
- Also, before you start digging in, you will notice a set of letters after each resource, these indicate what type of information each site has:
- P – Parents/Guardians
- T – Teachers/Administrators
- Y – Youth
- K – Youth Under 12
- LE – Law Enforcement
- M – Media
- SP – Service Providers
US Dept. of Education: http://www.b ullyinginfo.org P T Y K LE SP. Bullying prevention and response.
Bully Police: http://www.bullypolice.org P T M LE SP. A watch-dog organization advocating for bullied children& reporting on State anti-bullying laws.
Stop Bullying Now! : http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/ P T Y K LE SP. Learn all about bullying and what you can do to stop it. (This is one of my favorites!)
Stomp Out Bullying: stompoutbullying.org/index.php P T Y K. A National Anti-Bullying and Cyberbullying Program for Kids and Teens.
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: http://www.olweus.org/public/index.page PTYK LE M. SP Self described as “The World’s Foremost Bullying Prevention Program”
US Dept. of Justice: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e12011405.pdf P T Y LE SP. Bullying in schools – a problem oriented policing guide.
National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying P T Y K. Information and resources to help prevent the serious problem of bullying
PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/ Y K. Games, videos, advice and other child-friendly resources to prevent bullying.
Bullying.org: http://www.bullying.org/index.cfm T Y K. Dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and to preventing, resolving and eliminating bullying in society.
National PTA: http://www.pta.org/bullying.asp P SP. Information on identifying and stopping bullying in your community
Cyberbullying: http://www.cyberbullying.us P T Y K SP. Identifying the causes and consequences of cyberbullying
A Thin Line: http://www.athinline.org T. Drawing the line between digital use and abuse.
CyberBully Help: http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/ P T Y K LE M SP. Preventing bullying in the digital age.
SAVE: http://www.nationalsave.org/index.php Y
Web Wise Kids: http://www.webwisekids.org P T Y K. Unique and effective resources to equip young people to safely use and enjoy the latest technologies.
Safety Web: http://www.safetyweb.com P. Helpful tool for parents who need assistance in monitoring instant messaging and social networking sites.
Netsmartz: http://www.netsmartz.org P T Y K LE. From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Information for young kids, youth and adults.
Wired Safety: http://www.wiredsafety.org P T Y K LE. World’s largest internet safety and help group.
Teaching Tolerance: http://www.tolerance.org/bullied P T Y K LE M SP. Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today.
Safe Schools Coalition: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/safe.html P T Y SP. An international public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. youth, working to help schools become safe places.
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network: www.glsen.org/cgibin/iowa/all/antibullying/index.html P T Y M SP. GLSEN provides resources and support for schools to implement effective and age-appropriate anti-bullying programs to improve school climate for all students.
The Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ P T Y. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
GSA Network: gsanetwork.org/ P T Y SP. Gay-Straight Alliance Network connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.
It Gets Better Project: http://www.youtube.com/user/itgetsbetterproject P T Y LE M SP. Many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. The videos provide a positive message about what the future can be.
Make it Better: makeitbetterproject.org/ P T Y SP. LGBT youth should not have to suffer through bullying at school! We can Make It Better NOW!
MARC http://webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/ P T Y LE M SP. The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center provides research, education, services and programs to Education, Law Enforcement, and Human Services.
Phew! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! And I hope you get some real chocholate this Valentines Day too!
Ryan Foland
bullybusteroc 