Publications, Websites and Organizations
Bullying
Bullying Prevention Symposium Proceedings Paper
Center for Safe Schools
The Center is an educational services agency that focuses on providing schools with training and technical assistance with issues related to school safety and school climate. The Center also provides information and resources to parents and other stakeholders in school safety. The bullying prevention page provides information about current issues in bullying and how to access a bullying prevention consultant.
Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy and Practice
A Public Health Approach to Leading Bullying Prevention
Stop Bullying
This website provides information from various government agencies on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying.
Bullying and Children’s Health
Pennsylvania Network of Care
Network of Care is a web resource, which provides mental health information and tools as well as service directories for every county in Pennsylvania. You may also contact your county’s office of mental health. Phone numbers for county offices are usually listed in the blue pages of the local phone book.
Pennsylvania Student Assistance Programs (SAP)
Pennsylvania public schools are required to implement assistance programs for students that are experiencing barriers to learning, including behavioral or emotional barriers related to bullying. SAP referrals should be made directly to the school administrator or school counselor.
Windber Research Institute, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
This organization provides information and resources for health care providers and the public health community on the health effects of bullying and effective approaches to bullying prevention.
Bullying and LGBTQ
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The ACLU is an advocacy organization that publishes numerous guides to students’ rights. Several recent publications focus on the issue of bullying and gay/lesbian students. These publications can be found by searching the ACLU website.
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
GLSEN works to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN provides resources for educators, youth and advocates.
It Gets Better Project
The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education
Pennsylvania Office (215) 656-8541
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support, education and advocacy.
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
Division of Education and Community Services (717) 787-4410
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides information, resources and crisis prevention services to gay, lesbian, transgender and questioning youth and their allies. It publishes educational resources for parents and schools.
Bullying and the Law
Education Law Center
The Education Law Center engages in legal advocacy, training and information sharing to ensure educational access for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable children – poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, English language learners, and children in foster homes and institutions.
Educator Misconduct Report Procedures, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
PDE is responsible for providing for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of education in Pennsylvania. If a school district fails to maintain a policy on bullying or fails to maintain an environment safe for learning, a complaint may be filed against the educator or administrator.
Key Pennsylvania Safe Schools Legislation
House Bill 1067 of 2008, a revision to the Safe Schools Act of 1995, requires all public schools to have a board policy addressing bullying.
Office of Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education
Pennsylvania Office (215) 656-8541
Pennsylvania Bar Association
The Association’s Lawyer Referral Services helps Pennsylvania residents identify attorneys in their community, who provide a discounted rate for the initial consultation.
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Office of Victims’ Services (OVS)
OVS ensures that victims of crime get the help they need to transcend their trauma and move forward with their lives. OVS does this in many ways, including providing financial help through the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, administering funding to local and statewide victim service agencies that work directly with victims of crime and training victim service and allied professionals.
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
Division of Education and Community Services (717) 787-4410
Safe Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education
The office supports and provides technical assistance and professional development programs to support school safety.
Bullying and Protected Class Issues
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The ACLU is an advocacy organization that publishes numerous guides to students’ rights. Several recent publications focus on the issue of bullying and gay/lesbian students.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
The ADL works to end anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, while working to protect civil rights for all. The ADL has numerous publications and programs that focus on ending harassment in schools and communities.
Disability Rights Network (DRN)
The DRN’s mission is to advance, protect, and advocate for the human, civil and legal rights of Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Office of Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education
Pennsylvania Office (215) 656-8541
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
PACER works to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. They have extensive online resources for parents, educators and students on the topic of bullying. PACER publishes a booklet called Beyond Sticks and Stones: How to Help Your Child with a Disability Deal with Bullying.
Pennsylvania Council for Independent Living
The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living is to support the network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and to advance the Independent Living movement. This organization can help parents and advocates access local supports for students with disabilities through its network of CILs.
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
Division of Education and Community Services (717) 787-4410
Cyberbullying
Commonsense Media, Cyberbullying Toolkit
This toolkit, accessible online, provides tips and resources for educators, parents and youth on the topic of cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying Research Center
The Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
NCPC provides information and resources related to crime prevention, including cyberbullying and cybercrimes.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Center’s Netsmartz program is an online resource for parents and educators on the topic of online safety and cyberbullying.
Relational Aggression
Club and Camp Ophelia
This project combats relational aggression by providing training for club advisors and a yearly camp experience for girls.
Girls on the Run
This nonprofit organization offers programs for pre-teen girls that build self-esteem and encourage healthy relationships through training for a 5K race.
Organizations
Center for Safe Schools Bullying Prevention
The Center for Safe Schools is committed to providing schools with information and resources to create and maintain safe, productive learning environments by addressing issues that interfere with the educational process. The Center’s focus on bullying prevention is significant, providing resources for effective implementation, sustainability, transfer of knowledge, and evaluation of bullying prevention programs that contribute to changes in student attitudes and behavior, and cultivate nurturing school and community environments.
Recommended Reading
And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment and Emotional Violence by J. Garbarino and E. deLara
Bullied and Victims: Helping Your Children Through the Schoolyard Battlefield by S. Fried and P. Fried
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing nd Responding To Cyberbullying by S. Hinduja and J. Patchi
Bullying in School: What We Know and What We Can Do by D. Olweus
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School — How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence by B. Coloroso
Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age by R. Kowalski, S. Limber and P. Agatston
Girl Wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying by C. Dellesaga and C. Nixon
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by R. Simmons
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Companion Bibliography for Grades K-12 by N. Mullin
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Schoolwide Guide by D. Olweus and S. Limber
See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What We Can Do About It by J. Garbarino
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World by R. Wiseman