Resources

 

 

General:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: A national, 24-hour hotline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
800-273-TALK (8255)

Stop Bullying: Federal website maintained by the Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Education, and Department of Justice.
www.stopbullying.gov

Youth Voice Research Project: Stan Davis, a social worker and therapist, has devoted his career to bullying prevention since the 1990s.
www.stopbullyingnow.com

Stop Cyberbullying: Wired Safety Group provides information surrounding cyberbullying.
www.stopcyberbullying.org

National Bullying Prevention Center
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/

 

Learn more about anti-bullying laws by State:

http://nasbe.org/healthy_schools/hs/bytopics.php?topicid=3131&catExpand=acdnbtm_catC

http://www.bullypolice.org/

http://www.olweus.org/public/bullying_laws.page

 

Emotional, Behavioral, & Social Skill Development:

http://casel.org/ Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. The organization works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning.

http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/  Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ Center for Mental Health in Schools

 

Sample research-based, whole-school anti-bullying program:

http://www.olweus.org

 

Bullying-Related Literature

Reading stories surrounding bullying can be an effective tool in exploring bullying. The following list can help you select useful books addressing bullying for children of all ages, including parents and educators.

Elementary School

Because You Matter, Jan Carmen Liles. Ages 5-8

 

Hooway for Wodney Wat, Helen Wester. Ages 5-8; Focus: speech impediment

 

King of the Playground, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Ages 4-8

 

Mi Enemiga Secreta (Also English: My Secret Bully), Trudy Ludwig, translator Aurora Hernandez. Ages 5-8

 

Nobody Knew What to Do, Becky Ray McCain. Ages 6-9

 

Recess Queen, Alexis O’Neill. Ages 4-8

 

Simon’s Hook:  A Story about Teases and Put-Downs by Karen Gedig Burnett. Ages 4-8

 

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, Patty Lovell. Ages 4-8

 

Stop Picking on Me, Pat Thomas, Leslie Harker. Ages 5-8

 

Amelia’s Bully Survival Guide, Marissa Moss. Ages 8-12

 

Blubber, Judy Blume. Ages 9-12

 

Just Kidding, Trudy Ludwig. Ages 6-11 Available in English or Spanish

 

Say Something, Peggy Moss. Ages 8-12

 

The Hundred Dresses, Eleanor Estes. Ages 8-10

 

Middle School

Nonfiction:

 

Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain, Trevor Romain

 

Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope, Olivia Gardner with Emily and Sarah Buder

Fiction:

 

Dog Sense, Sneed B Collard

 

Freak, Marcella Fleischman Pixley

 

The Goats, Brock Cole

 

Indigo’s Star, Hilary McKay

 

The Revealers, Doug Wilhelm

 

This Is What I Did, Ann Dee Ellis

 

Stuck on Earth, David Klass

 

High School

Nonfiction:

 

Girls against Girls: Why We are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change, Bonnie Burton

 

I Wrote on All Four Walls: Teens Speak Out on Violence, Fran Fearnley

 

Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope, Olivia Gardner with Emily and Sarah Buder

Fiction:

 

Buddha Boy, Kathe Koja

 

Defying the Diva, D. Anne Love

 

Girl Stories Lauren Weinstein

 

The Guardian, Joyce Sweeney

 

Home of the Braves, David Klass

 

Jack Tumor, Anthony McGowan

 

Katman, Kevin C. Pyle

 

Racing the Past, Sis Boulos Deans

 

Some Girls Are, Courtney Summers

 

Parents

 

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence, Barbara Coloroso

 

Bullying: Deal With It Before Push Comes to Shove, Elaine Slavens

 

The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies & Bullying: A Complete Guide for Teachers & Parents, Margaret R. Kohut

 

Why Good Kids Act Cruel : The Hidden Truth about the Pre-teen Years, Carl E Pickhardt

 

For professionals:

 


The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips & Strategies for Teachers K-8, by Allan Beane

 

121 Strategies for Bully Proofing Your School!: Insights, Tips, Stories, Activities, and Reproducible Worksheets, by Erika Karres.

 

Stop Bullying Now!: A Counseling and Prevention Workbook by Franklin Rubenstein & Andrea Chorney

 

How Not to Be a Bully Target by Terry Centrone

 

The Bully, the Bullied and Beyond: Help for Bullies, Victims and Bystanders, by Ester Williams

 

Bully Busters: A Teacher’s Manual for Helping Bullies, Victims, and Bystanders, Grades 6-8, by Dawn Newman, et al.

 

Understanding Girl Bullying and What to Do about It: Strategies to Help Heal the Divide by Julaine E. Field