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.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:
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
Indigo’s Star, Hilary McKay
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:
Defying the Diva, D. Anne Love
Home of the Braves, David Klass
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
