Annotation: This updated policy brief provides information about the Highmark Foundation bullying-prevention initiative within its Highmark Healthy High 5 project. The brief describes how Highmark worked to help schools in a 49-county area of Pennsylvania implement the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Mental health, Pennsylvania, Prevention, Programs, Public health, Schools, State initiatives

Annotation: This paper discusses the costs and benefits of bullying-prevention efforts. The paper, which is an outgrowth of the Highmark's Foundation's bullying initiative, looks at the financial impact that could be anticipated based on the foundation-funded implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which has been implemented in Pennsylvania schools, over a 3-year period in the 49 Pennsylvania counties it serves. Topics include economics of the program, cost benefit in three impact areas (health conditions related to bullying, treatment rate and costs, and estimated savings if these costs are avoided), cost benefit of the program for schools, societal costs benefits of bullying prevention, and economic implications.

Contact: Highmark Foundation, 120 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1733, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Telephone: (800) 789-1726 Fax: (412) 544-6120 E-mail: info@highmarkfoundation.org Web Site: http://www.highmark.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Bullying, Child health, Costs, Financing, Mental health, Pennsylvania, Prevention, Programs, Schools, Treatment

Annotation: This toolkit is designed to help parents, teachers, and students deal with bullying directed toward children with special health care needs. The toolkit comprises a set of resources to help users confront bullying from many angles, including talking to children, being aware of one's rights, and teaching tolerance in schools. Resources are divided into separate sections for parents, students, and teachers.

Contact: Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd Street, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (212) 252-8584 Fax: (212) 252-8676 E-mail: contactus@autismspeaks.org Web Site: http://www.autismspeaks.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Bullying, Children with special health care needs, Communication, Human rights, Parent child relations, Prevention, Resource materials, School age children, Schools

Annotation: This report addresses what is known about the prevalence of school bullying and its effects on victims, approaches that selected states and local school districts are taking to combat school bullying, legal options that federal and selected state governments have in place when bullying leads to allegations of discrimination, and key federal agencies' coordination efforts to combat school bullying. Background, methodology, and findings are included.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 Secondary Telephone: E-mail: contact@gao.gov Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Discrimination, Elementary schools, High schools, Junior high school, Legal issues, Legal processes, Middle schools, Prevention, Research, School age children, School districts, Schools, Service coordination, Statistical data

Annotation: This compendium of assessment tools provides researchers, prevention specialists, and health educators with tools to measure a range of bullying experiences: bully perpetration, bully victimization, bully-victim experiences, and bystander experiences. The compendium provides 33 measures for assessing self-reported incidence and prevalence of a variety of bullying experiences. The compendium includes measures of bully perpetration only; bully victimization only; being both a bully and a victim; and being a bully, a bystander (observer), and/or a victim of bullying situations. Each section begins with a table summarizing important information about each of the measures in the section. For each measure, the compendium provides measure items, response categories, scoring instructions, and the information provided to respondents at the beginning of the measure, when available.

Contact: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS-F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (800) CDC-INFO Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (770) 488-4760 E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/index.html Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Assessment, Bullying, Children, Measures, Prevention

Annotation: This brief focuses on bullying prevention legislation. Topics include historic and current views of state legislation, elements of a bullying prevention plan, the school's legal responsibility, bullying as a civil rights issue, steps that secondary schools/high schools sites should take.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton , MA 02458-1060, Telephone: (866) 308-4332 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: info@promoteprevent.org Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Legal responsibility, Schools, State legislation, Violence prevention

Annotation: This bulletin provides an overview of findings from a series of studies conducted by the National Center for School Engagement to explore the connections between bullying in schools, school attendance and engagement, and academic achievement. The bulletin highlights key findings, examines the implications of the studies, and makes recommendations for anti-bullying programs in the United States. A personal account from a woman who survived being bullied in middle- and high-school illustrates the concepts discussed in the bulletin.

Contact: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, Telephone: (301) 519-5500 Secondary Telephone: (800) 851-3420 Fax: (301) 519-5212 E-mail: askncjrs@ncjrs.org Web Site: https://www.ncjrs.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NCJ 234205.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Bullying, Mental health, Prevention programs, School health, Studies

Annotation: This paper discusses the distinctions between bullying and harassment and the priorities and responsibilities of school districts. Topics include the unintended consequences of ignoring the gendered dimensions of bullying and harassment in K-12 schools and strategies for collaborating with school personnel and students.

Contact: National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 3605 Vartan Way, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Telephone: (800) 537-2238 Secondary Telephone: (800) 553.2508 Fax: (717) 545-9456 Web Site: http://www.vawnet.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Gender discrimination, Legal responsibility, Policy analysis, Schools, Sexual harassment, Violence prevention

Annotation: This report summarizes current approaches to address bullying in the 46 states with anti-bullying laws and the 41 states that have created anti-bullying policies as models for schools. The report shows the prevalence of state efforts to combat bullying over the last several years and looks at legislation enacted between 1999 and 2010 to introduce or amend statues that address bullying and related behaviors in schools. The report also examines the extent to which states' bullying laws and policies contain the common key components of state anti-bulling laws identified in the December 2011 guidance document compiled by the U.S. Department of Education titled Anti-Bullying Policies: Examples of Provisions in State Laws. The appendices include state-by-state comparisons of anti-bulling legislation, policy, and definitions of bullying and cyber-bullying,

Contact: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202, Telephone: (800) 872-5327 Secondary Telephone: (800) 437-0833 Web Site: http://www.ed.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Comparative analysis, Models, Policy, Prevention, School linked programs, State legislation, Studies

Annotation: This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It also explores strategies for suicide and bullying prevention.

Contact: Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (877) 438-7772 Secondary Telephone: (617) 964-5448 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: info@sprc.org Web Site: http://www.sprc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Homosexuality, Suicide, Suicide prevention

Annotation: This website provides information about bullying and how to prevent it. The materials available on the site offer guidance on how communities can work together to prevent bullying and discuss risk factors for bullying; effective bullying- and violence-prevention programs; reduction of bullying against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents, and cyberbullying. Different sections of the site are geared toward children, adolescents, young adults, parents, educators, and communities.

Contact: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone: (202) 619-0257 Secondary Telephone: (877) 696-6775 Web Site: http://www.hhs.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Communities, Consumer education materials, High risk groups, Prevention, Violence, Young adults

Annotation: This resource lists state legislation enacted 2006-2010 that addresses cyberbullying including links to full bill text. A definition of cyberbullying and additional resources are included.

Contact: National Conference of State Legislatures, 7700 East First Place, Denver, CO 80230, Telephone: (303) 364-7700 Fax: (303) 364-7800 Web Site: http://www.ncsl.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Prevention, Public policy, State legislation

Annotation: This webcast features presentations by professionals and advocates who are actively involved in shaping policy to prevent bullying. Speakers discuss their experiences with anti-bullying legislation (including legislation related to cyberbullying), describe the process needed to get such policies enacted, and provide insights on how state and local public health professionals can get more involved in the development and implementation of these policies.

Contact: Safe States Alliance, 2200 Century Parkway , Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (770) 690-9000 Fax: (770) 690-8996 E-mail: info@safestates.org Web Site: http://www.stipda.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Legislation, Policy development, Prevention, Public health, School health

Annotation: This report describes the National School Climate Survey conducted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. The survey asked lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth about biased language in their schools; feelings of comfort and safety in school; and experiences of verbal, physical, and sexual harassment based on sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, race/ethnicity, disability, and religion. The report, which includes an executive summary, also contains a description of the study's methodology, results, and a conclusion. Extensive statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report.

Contact: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 90 Broad Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: (212) 727-0135 Fax: (212) 727-0254 E-mail: glsen@glsen.org Web Site: http://www.glsen.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Ethnic factors, Gender discrimination, Homosexuality, Language, Racial factors, Religion, Safety, Schools, Sexual harassment, Surveys

Annotation: This webinar brought together public and private sector stakeholders to share outcomes and lessons learned from the Highmark Healthy High 5 Bullying Prevention Institute, which has implemented the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in schools across Pennsylvania. Topics include strategies to implement the population-wide public health initiative to spur national behavior and culture change and ultimately prevent school-based bullying across the United States. The webinar archive (presentation slides with audio) and additional resources are available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Bullying, Conference proceedings, Prevention programs, School health programs, Sociocultural factors, Strategic planning, Violence prevention

Annotation: This Web site presents information about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a comprehensive, schoolwide program designed for use in elementary, middle, or junior high schools. Its goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among schoolchildren and to improve peer relations at school. The site provides information about elements of the program, program history, fact sheets about the program, evidence of effectiveness, training information, suggested program timeline, program materials, and costs.

Contact: Clemson University, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, 158 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson, SC 29634-0132, Telephone: (864) 656-6271 Fax: (864) 656-6281 E-mail: Lydia@clemson.edu Web Site: http://www.clemson.edu/ifnl Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Bullying, Child behavior, Costs, Elementary schools, Junior high schools, Middle schools, Peer groups, Prevention, Programs, Training

Annotation: This paper offers information about how to prevent cyberbullying in schools and in the community. The paper provides information on what bullying and cyberbullying are, and their consequences; the differences between cyberbullying and other bullying; facts about cyberbullying; and what schools and parents can do.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton , MA 02458-1060, Telephone: (866) 308-4332 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: info@promoteprevent.org Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent behavior, Bullying, Child attitudes, Child behavior, Communities, Parents, Prevention, Schools, World Wide Web

Annotation: This information brief (1) provides a basic description of a school-wide social and emotional learning (SEL) framework; (2) illustrates the relationship between social and emotional factors and bullying, and (3) explains how an SEL framework can be extended to include bullying prevention. The brief provides a list of criteria that distinguishes bullying from other occurrences of misbehavior or aggression; discusses the prevalence and consequences of bullying; and places bullying within the broader context of social and emotional development within a school setting. Research findings, guidelines on applying a school-wide SEL framework that addresses bullying, and a list of selected resources are provided.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton , MA 02458-1060, Telephone: (866) 308-4332 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: info@promoteprevent.org Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Child mental health, Emotional development, Prevention programs, Program improvement, School linked programs, Social learning, Violence prevention

Annotation: This monograph summarizes knowledge gained from past studies in the U.S. and other western countries about the extent and nature of the problem of bullying in schools, methods for analyzing local problems, and how police can reduce school bullying and the harm caused by it. Appendices contain a summary of responses or interventions to reduce school bullying and a sample brochure that educates parents about school bullying.

Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, Telephone: (800) 421-6770 E-mail: askCopsRC@usdoj.gov Web Site: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-932582-11-8.

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Keywords: Bullying, Law enforcement, School linked programs, School safety, School violence

Annotation: This report presents findings from three studies that explored the connections among the variables of bullying/peer victimization, school engagement and the school outcomes of attendance and achievement. It includes (1) a review and critical analysis of the literature, (2) a quantitative study of the connection between students being truant, and their experiencing victimization or bullying from their peers in school; and (3) a qualitative study of some young adults who overcame bullying and some who did not. The report also explores teachers' views on bullying, discusses the implications of the studies, and provides recommendations.

Contact: National Center for School Engagement, Partnership for Families & Children, 450 Lincoln Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80203, Telephone: (303) 837-8466 x101 E-mail: info@schoolengagement.org Web Site: http://www.schoolengagement.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Bullying, Literature reviews, School attendance, School role, Studies, Victims

Annotation: This fact sheet describes Project ACHIEVE, a school effectiveness program for preschool, elementary, and middle schools (students 3 to 14 years old) that is designed to help schools, communities, and families develop, strengthen, and solidify their youth's resilience, protective factors, and self-management skills. The program is included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's model programs database. The fact sheet lists protective and risk factors addressed, target population, evaluation design and outcomes, benefits, how it works, implementation essentials, references and contact information. Links are provided to the program's training schedule and program fidelity.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Community programs, Elementary schools, Kindergarten, Middle schools, Psychosocial development, School age children, School safety

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the Teaching Students to be Peacemakers program for grades kindergarten through 9, which teaches conflict resolution procedures and skills to students, faculty, and staff members in schools. The program is included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's model programs database. The fact sheet lists protective and risk factors addressed, target population, evaluation design and outcomes, how it works, references and contact information. Links are provided to the program's training schedule and program fidelity.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Community programs, Conflict resolution, Elementary schools, Middle schools, Psychosocial development, School age children, School safety

Annotation: This resource guide lists materials available on the Internet that address antigay harassment and bullying, both antigay and in general, in schools. Some of the resources are from U.S. state agencies and others are specific to the United Kingdom.

Contact: Safe Schools Coalition, 1002 East Seneca , Seattle, WA 98122-4203, Telephone: (206) 957-1621 Secondary Telephone: (866) 430-6631 Fax: (206) 325-2689 E-mail: questions@safeschoolscoalition.org Web Site: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bibliographies, Bullying, Homosexuality, School violence

Annotation: This document describes efforts of health departments in 16 states and 1 territory to address bullying prevention. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Children's Safety Network , Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458, Telephone: (617) 618-2918 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: csn@edc.org Web Site: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Interpersonal violence, Program descriptions , State initiatives, Violence prevention

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the federal Stop Bullying Now program and its Web site offering information and resources to help children, parents, and professionals address and prevent bullying. Topics include a definition of bullying, children who bully and children who are bullied, consequences of bullying, how to prevent bullying, and what can maternal and child health and other public health and safety practitioners do to help prevent bullying. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Children's Safety Network , Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458, Telephone: (617) 618-2918 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: csn@edc.org Web Site: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Interpersonal violence, Parent support services, Resources for professionals, School age children, Violence prevention

Annotation: This brief discusses how gay-straight alliances (GSAs) help make schools safer for all students and likely play an integral role in mitigating the negative impact of bullying and harassment on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. Topics include how alliances send a message that biased language and harassment will not be tolerated on campus, how having a GSA may make schools more accessible to LGBT students and contribute to a more positive school environment, how GSAs may help LGBT student identify supportive school staff which has been shown to have a positive impact on their academic achievement and experiences in school, and how most students lack access to GSAs or other student clubs that provide support and address issues to LGBT students and their allies.

Contact: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 90 Broad Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: (212) 727-0135 Fax: (212) 727-0254 E-mail: glsen@glsen.org Web Site: http://www.glsen.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Homosexuality, School violence, Violence prevention

Annotation: This document explains the purpose and intent of the model state anti-bullying and anti-harassment legislation so language can be tailored to meet the specific needs of a state, while keeping the intent of the legislation intact. Contents include legislative purpose and findings, definitions and scope of proscribed conduct, an overview of state department of education responsibilities and district responsibilities, sanctions and liability, retaliation, and training and prevention programs. Additional information is provided on severability.

Contact: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 90 Broad Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: (212) 727-0135 Fax: (212) 727-0254 E-mail: glsen@glsen.org Web Site: http://www.glsen.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Homosexuality, Model legislation, School violence, State legislation, Violence prevention

Annotation: This brief draws on study findings to build understanding of children's behavior when they witness bullying and the reasons why children defend victims, join in the bullying, or avoid involvement. Topics include children's individual attitudes, group norms, social dilemma, as well as future directions for research and practice. Extensive references conclude the brief.

Contact: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, Telephone: (773) 753-5900 Fax: (773) 753-5940 Web Site: http://www.chapinhall.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescents, Attitudes, Bullying, Child behavior, Children, Research, School violence, Social factors, Violence

Annotation: This electronic resource provides information on bullying actions that target gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender youth and the affect on their mental health and education. Advice and resources are provided for mental health, school counseling, human rights, advocacy, and for families and friends of lesbians and gays.

Contact: Mental Health America, 2000 North Beauregard Street, Sixth Floor , Alexandria, VA 22311, Telephone: (703) 684-7722 Secondary Telephone: (800) 969-6MHA Fax: (703) 684-5968 Web Site: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, High schools, Homosexuality, Mental health, Middle schools, Resources for professionals, School counseling, Students, Violence prevention

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about bullying and about how health and safety professionals can help prevent it. The fact sheet explains what bullying is and discusses its effects, risk factors for for bullying and for being bullied, commitments by professional associations and alliances to help prevent bullying, and new roles in prevention.

Contact: Stopbullying.gov, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20201, Web Site: http://www.stopbullying.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Bullying, Child behavior, Communication, Communities, Early intervention, Education, Family support services, Prevention, Programs, Public policy, Risk factors, Safety, School health, Screening, Training, Treatment

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the Child Development Project (CDP), a multifaceted, school wide improvement program that helps elementary schools become caring communities of learners for their students (5 to 12 years old). It promotes school bonding, students' interpersonal skills and commitment to positive values, and a classroom and school-wide climate of safety, respect, caring, and helpfulness. The program is included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's model programs database. The fact sheet lists protective and risk factors addressed, target population, evaluation design and outcomes, how it works, references and contact information. Links are provided to the program's training schedule and program fidelity.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Community programs, Elementary schools, Psychosocial development, School age children, School safety

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the Olweus bullying prevention program, a multilevel, multicomponent school-based program designed to prevent or reduce bullying in elementary, middle, and junior high schools ( students 6 to 15 years). The program attempts to restructure the existing school environment to reduce opportunities and rewards for bullying. The program is included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's model programs database. The fact sheet lists risk factors addressed, target population, evaluation design and outcomes, benefits, how it works, implementation essentials, references and contact information. Links are provided to the program's training schedule and program fidelity.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Community programs, Psychosocial development, School age children, School safety

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the Parenting Wisely intervention, a self-administered, multimedia CD-ROM program designed to reduce family conflict and child behavior problems by improving parenting skills and enhancing family communication and mutual support, supervision, and discipline. The program, which targets parents with children ages 9-18, has been designated an Exemplary Model Program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Program details are presented under the following categories: brief background, recognition, Institute of Medicine classification, intervention type, content focus, protective factors, risk factors, inteventions by domain, key program approaches, outcomes, evaluation design, delivery specifications, intended setting, fidelity, barriers and problems, personnel, education, personnel training, cost, intended age group, intended population, gender focus, replication information, and contact information.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Model programs, Parenting, Psychosocial development, School age children, Substance abuse prevention

Annotation: This quick training aid offers a brief set of resources to guide those providing an inservice training session on bullying. It is an Internet page with links to the resources cited. Sections include: (1) brief overviews of the topic, (2) fact sheets, (3) sample surveys that can be used to assess the frequency and nature of bullying in the school, (4) model programs and additional resources, and (5) two documents that can be copied to overhead transparencies to assist in presenting this material.

Contact: Center for Mental Health in Schools, UCLA School Mental Health Project, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, Telephone: (310) 825-3634 Secondary Telephone: (866) 846-4843 Fax: (310) 206-8716 E-mail: smhp@ucla.edu Web Site: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Prevention, Training materials

Annotation: This fact sheet focuses on public health professionals' role in preventing bullying. The fact sheet begins with an overview of the bullying problem and a description of the Children's Safety Network. Children's Safety Network staff served on the steering committee on the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's National Bullying Prevention Campaign and co-chaired the Health and Safety Organization Implementation Working Group. The fact sheet defines bullying and discusses the following issues: perpetrators and the victims, consequences, whether bullying can be prevented, and what can be done. The fact sheet also contains a list of resources for more information and a references list.

Contact: Children's Safety Network , Education Development Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458, Telephone: (617) 618-2918 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: csn@edc.org Web Site: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Campaigns, Health personnel, Offenders, Prevention, Public health, Victims

Annotation: This set of Internet pages describes the Steps to Respect program, a schoolwide curriculum that trains adults to deal effectively with bullying while teaching skills to help children develop healthy relationships and decrease bullying behavior. The pages include success stories, case studies and the research foundations for the program.

Contact: Committee for Children, 2815 Second Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98121, Telephone: (800) 634-4449, ext. 6223 Secondary Telephone: (206) 343-1223, ext. 6223 Fax: (206) 438-6765 E-mail: clientsupport@cfchildren.org Web Site: http://www.cfchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Community programs, Curricula, Prevention programs, School violence

Annotation: This site provides tips for involving schools and communities in planning a fun and effective No Name Calling Week. The No Name Calling Week project seeks to focus attention on the problem of name calling in schools and to provide students and educators with the tools and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate name calling in their communities. The fact sheet discusses how to get administrative support and how to get everyone involved. It also describes the roles of guidance staff, support staff, library staff, physical education staff, and families, and it explains how to prepare for the event. Materials to support the campaign, including a video, lesson plans, resource lists, posters, stickers, and other items, are available.

Contact: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 90 Broad Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10004, Telephone: (212) 727-0135 Fax: (212) 727-0254 E-mail: glsen@glsen.org Web Site: http://www.glsen.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Campaigns, Children, Communities, Families, School role, Teachers

Annotation: This paper discusses harassment and bullying based on sexual orientation in California schools and documents that schools can take concrete steps to reduce harassment and improve student health and safety. The paper analyzes data from the California Healthy Kids Survey (a broad-based state survey) and an independent companion survey conducted by the California Safe Schools Coalition measuring the effectiveness of school anti-harassment practices. The paper, which includes an executive summary, discusses the major findings from the surveys and offers conclusions and recommendations. Four appendices include the methodology and questions for future research, information about related research, text of the 2003 Preventing School Harassment Survey with frequencies, and text of the question on bias-related harassment from the 2001-2002 California Healthy Kids Survey. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures throughout the paper. The paper also includes a copy of the Safe Place to Learn fact sheet.

Contact: California Safe Schools Coalition, Hamm's Building, 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94103, Telephone: (415) 626-1680 Fax: (415) 626-1683 E-mail: info@casafeschools.org Web Site: http://www.casafeschools.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescents, California, Child health, Children, Data, Safety, Schools, Sexual harassment, Sexual identity, Students, Surveys

Annotation: This course, for professionals, examines the causes and effects of bullying, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal/ethical issues surrounding bullying. The information is relevant to educators, health and mental health practitioners, parents, and anyone else who works with children. Modules include (1) what school bullying is and why it hurts, (2) the role of bullies, victims, and witnesses, (3) factors contributing to bullying and violence, (4) screening and assessment, (5) treatment for children and adolescents, (6) prevention and intervention, and (7) legal and ethical issues. The course also includes supplements, case studies, fact sheets, references, and resources.

Contact: U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Telephone: (240) 276-2420 Secondary Telephone: (800) 729-6686 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/csap.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Prevention programs, Resource materials, School violence, Training materials

Annotation: This report discusses bullying, how it can be prevented, the low costs of proven programs, and consequences of failure to act against bullying. The report concludes with endnotes.

Contact: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 1212 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 776-0027 E-mail: charvey@fightcrime.org Web Site: http://www.fightcrime.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Crime prevention, Prevention, School violence

Annotation: This issue brief discusses the issue of bullying, harassment, and teasing in schools, with an emphasis on youth with disabilities, and describes two exemplary, comprehensive whole-school antibullying programs: (1) Dan Olweus's Intervention Program and (2) the Second Step Program. The brief concludes with additional resources on bullying and a list of references.

Contact: National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, 6 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, Telephone: (612) 624-2097 Fax: (612) 624-9344 E-mail: ncset@umn.edu Web Site: http://www.ncset.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents with developmental disabilities, Adolescents with special health care needs, Bullying, Community programs, Prevention programs, School violence

Annotation: This doctoral dissertation describes a study conducted to investigate teacher beliefs about bullying, teacher responses to student bullying behaviors, and teacher perceptions of student bullying in two demographically similar schools --one engaged in implementing the Blueprints for Violence Prevention Bullying Prevention Program and one engaged in comprehensive school reform with no bullying prevention component. The dissertation, which includes an abstract, is divided into the following main sections: (1) review of the literature, (2) methodology, (3) Surreywood Elementary School, (4) Norwich Elementary School, (5) cross-case analysis, and (6) discussion and implications. Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the dissertation. The dissertation includes three appendices: (1) a teacher survey on bullying in school, (2) interview protocol, and (3) student reports on being bullied or bullying. The dissertation also includes a list of references.

Contact: ProQuest Information and Learning Company, 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346, Telephone: 734.761.4700 ext. 3333 Secondary Telephone: (800) 521-0600 E-mail: info@il.proquest.com Web Site: http://www.umi.com Contact for cost information.

Keywords: Beliefs, Bullying, Children, Prevention, Research, Schools, Students, Teachers

Annotation: This paper looks at some recent assumptions that have been made about girls and relational aggression. The paper refutes both the premise that aggression among girls is a new phenomenon and the notion that relational aggression is unique to girls. In addition, the paper offers concrete strategies based in research and developmentally appropriate practice that can be used to improve aspects of school climate that perpetuate aggression and reduce its prevalence in elementary and middle schools.

Contact: Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, Telephone: (781) 283-2500 Fax: (781) 283-2504 E-mail: wcw@wellesley.edu Web Site: http://www.wcwonline.org $10.00, plus shipping and handling of $4.00.

Keywords: Adolescents, Aggression, Bullying, Children, Elementary school, Females, Interpersonal relations, Middle school, Relationships, Research

Annotation: The purpose of this bibliography is to furnish literature options and a range of teaching tools and support materials that can be used to reduce and prevent teasing and bullying among elementary and middle school students. The bibliography is designed for use by classroom teachers and educational specialists, guidance counselors and mental health consultants, behavioral specialists, parents, and other adults who work with students in grades pre-kindergarten through 8. This edition of the bibliography builds on an earlier one. The new version contains over 100 new listings, and it has a broader scope and covers a wider developmental span. In addition to student literature, the bibliography includes informational and trigger films, teaching tools, games, kits, posters, classroom curriculum resource materials, Internet resources, and references for parents, counselors, and teachers. The bibliography also includes an abstract and an alphabetical index of books and videotape titles grouped by grade level.

Contact: Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley Center for Women (WCW), 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8259, Telephone: (781) 283-2500 Secondary Telephone: (781) 283-2837 Fax: (781) 283-2504 E-mail: wcw@wellesley.edu Web Site: http://www.wcwonline.org $15.00, plus $6.00 shipping and handling.

Keywords: Adolescents, Audiovisual materials, Behavior, Bibliographies, Bullying, Children, Counselors, Education, Elementary school, Health personnel, Mental health, Middle school, Parents, Resource materials, Students, Teachers

Annotation: This manual is part of the 15+ Make Time to Listen, Take Time to Talk initiative of the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Written for parents and school personnel, the manual explains what bullying is, who bullies, who is bullied, group bullying, warning signs of bullying, and bullying among girls. It provides information on what parents and schools can do and outlines a model bullying prevention program.

Contact: U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, , P.O. Box 42557, Washington, DC 20015, Telephone: (800) 789-2647 Secondary Telephone: (866) 889-2647 Fax: (240) 221-4295 E-mail: kathryn.power@samhsa.hhs.gov Web Site: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Parent child relations, Prevention, School violence

Annotation: This CD-ROM contains a curriculum for professionals to present to parents of children with disabilities who are the targets of bullying. Information is presented as PDF files or PowerPoint presentations. The curriculum includes information about (1) common responses to bullying, (2) the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and bullying, (3) intervention strategies for parents whose child is the target of bullying, (4) notifying school administrators about bullying, (5) recordkeeping and bullying, and (6) talking to children about bullying. A reading list for young readers is also included.

Contact: PACER Center , 8161 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington, MN 55437-1044, Telephone: (952) 838-9000 Secondary Telephone: (952) 838-0190 Fax: (952) 838-0199 Web Site: http://www.pacer.org $15.00 for CD-ROM; $165.00 for overhead transparencies; includes shipping and handling.

Keywords: Bullying, Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Individualized education programs, Intervention, Parents, Schools

Annotation: This fact sheet focuses on the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a multilevel, multicomponent program designed to reduce and prevent bully/victim problems among students at school. The fact sheet provides an overview of the bullying problem and addresses the following issues: (1) why focus on bully/victim problems, (2) program goals, (3) target population, (4) basic principles of the program, (5) program content, (6) evidence of effectiveness, and (7) program resources.

Contact: Clemson University, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, 158 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson, SC 29634-0132, Telephone: (864) 656-6271 Fax: (864) 656-6281 E-mail: Lydia@clemson.edu Web Site: http://www.clemson.edu/ifnl Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Children, Community programs, Prevention, Schools, Students, Victims

Annotation: This Web site provides information on the prevention of bullying for elementary, middle and high school students, their parents, and their teachers. The Web site includes contests for students, a lesson plan to be used in elementary schools which includes animated cartoons, games and other material; handouts; materials that can be purchased, including a curriculum for parents of children with disabilities; and information on the Bullying Prevention Awareness Week. Some of the information is available in Spanish and Somali.

Contact: PACER Center , 8161 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington, MN 55437-1044, Telephone: (952) 838-9000 Secondary Telephone: (952) 838-0190 Fax: (952) 838-0199 Web Site: http://www.pacer.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Elementary schools, High schools, Materials for children, Middle schools, Non English language materials, Public awareness materials, School age children, Spanish language materials, Violence prevention, World Wide Web

Annotation: This newsletter issue discusses bullying in the digital age, what schools can do about cyber bullying, how lawmakers help educators confront cyber bullying, and news from the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) and from the general field.

Contact: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1440 15th Street, Boulder, CO 80302, Telephone: (303) 492-1032 Fax: (303) 443-3297 E-mail: cspv@colorado.edu Web Site: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Internet, School age children, School safety, Social behavior, Telecommunication devices

Annotation: This website provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how to prevent and respond to bullying. Contents include a blog, newsroom, videos, policies and laws, and other resources. A section of the website is devoted to content for children and adolescents. The site is also available in Spanish.

Contact: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (888) 275-4772 Secondary Telephone: (877) 464-4772 Fax: (301) 443-1246 E-mail: ask@hrsa.gov Web Site: http://www.hrsa.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Community action, Families, Federal initiatives, Parents, Primary prevention, Schools, Spanish language materials