101 Tools for Tolerance
Ideas for home, school, workplace, and community; a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Committee For Children
Offers two in-depth articles on bullying in schools:
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Report shows that half of all bullying can be prevented. Describes three proven models of "bullying prevention" programs for schools and families. Indicators of School Crime and Safety – 2002
Results of study in which students, ages 12 through 18, were asked if they had been bullied (that is, picked on or made to do things they did not want to do) at school. National Center for Education Statistics website
London Family Court Clinic -- Bullying: Information for Parents and Teachers
An excerpt from A School-based Anti-Violence Program. Background information along with family and classroom prevention measures from the Center for Children and Families in the Justice System.
Maine Project Against Bullying (MPAB)
Survey of bullying among Maine third graders, including methodologies, survey form, and findings. Partners Against Hate
A collaboration among the Anti-Defamation League, the Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence to provide the public with hate crime-related information, resources, news reports, and effective counteraction tools. Their activity guide, Helping Children Resist Bias and Hate, includes work on bullying. Relationships Between Bullying and Violence Among U.S. Youth
According to the April 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, U.S. researchers find that while it's common, bullying is not normal -- and it is associated with other forms of violent behaviors, including weapon carrying, frequent fighting, and fighting-related injury. Selected Promising Programs
Many programs around the country help young people develop the critical tools and skills necessary to resist, reduce, and eliminate hate violence. Partners Against Hate describes examples of four programs they deem particularly noteworthy. Take a Stand! Lend a Hand! Stop Bullying Now
For kids: Whether you've been bullied, you've witnessed bullying, you've bullied others, or you're just curious - learn about bullying and how to do something about it! Online survey about bullying, some cool games. Created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
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