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TAKE ACTION TODAYBullying is Everyone’s BusinessThe Take Action Today blog series features storiesof real people—school administrators, health andsafety professionals, law enforcement officers, faithleaders—working hard to prevent bullying in theirschools and their communities. These inspiring storieshighlight prevention efforts across the country, andthe resources being used to support these initiatives.Get inspired to Take Action Today.Contents2How Mental Health ProfessionalsCan Prevent Bullying12Mayors Bringing the Community Togetherto Stop Bullying46Business Leaders and Bullying Prevention14Youth Professionals and Mentorsin Bullying PreventionSchool Nurses Strive to BuildPositive School Climates16How Faith Leaders Can Support BullyingPrevention Efforts in the Community18Creating Safe School Environmentsand Building Bridges2022Preventing Bullying from the Very Beginning810Local Parks and Recreation OfficeWorks to Prevent Bullying in Their DCCommunityHow Families and Students CanTake the Lead in Creating SaferSchool EnvironmentsWhere Policy Meets Practice in MakingSchools Safer
TAKE ACTION TODAYHow Mental Health ProfessionalsCan Prevent BullyingBy:John Kelly, Ph.D., school psychologist, Commack High Schoolwith Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services AdministrationDr. John Kelly is a school psychologist atCommack High School in New York and servesas the chair of the National Association ofSchool Psychologists’ government professionalrelations committee.In my 27 years as a school psychologist, I havethem to dislike, avoid and even fail or drop out ofseen an increase in how many students and familiesare concerned about bullying. I have witnessedschool. You also know that bullying others can bean early warning sign of trouble that may requirethe support and intervention of mental healthprofessionals based in or outside of schools.Most importantly, you know that steps can betaken to prevent bullying and reduce these humancosts. As mental health professionals, we are in aposition to help.first hand the damage it can cause—not only tothe children being bullied, but also to those whowitness bullying, and even to kids who bully.Thankfully, I have also seen this issue go beyondwhat many used to think of as an acceptable “riteof passage,” to one that is seen for what it actuallyis: an important public health issue that meritscommunity prevention and response.As a mental health professional, I’m sure you haveseen these human costs as well. You have seenhow bullying can affect the mental and physicalwell-being of kids who are targeted and may cause2What can you doto prevent bullying?Because of our training, expertise and ourcollaborations with others in our schools andcommunities, we can play unique and criticalroles in preventing bullying and helping to lessenits effects. We can:
Offer counseling and skills training to help kidswho bully manage aggression, support andcoping strategies for those who have beenbullied, and counseling for family members orfriends who have been affected by bullying. Help school and community leaders assess theamount and nature of bullying in schools andorganizations, use local data to inform bullyingprevention efforts, and help evaluate progress inreducing bullying over time. Identify and help to implement bullyingprevention efforts that have evidence ofeffectiveness and fit the needs of local schoolsand community groups. Train other mental health professionals,educators, community members, familiesand youth about the nature and prevalenceof bullying, its effects and effective preventionand intervention strategies. Consult with educators, parents andadministrators to develop reasoned policiesabout bullying that avoid harsh, inflexiblediscipline strategies, such as zero tolerancepolicies.Take the First Step Learn more about bullying prevention throughthe Training Module, User Guide (Understandingthe Roles of Mental Health Professionals inCommunity-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts) andother resources on StopBullying.gov. View the webinar, Moving from Awareness toAction in Bullying Prevention co-presented by theHealth Resources and Services Administration(HRSA) and the National Association of SchoolPsychologists (NASP). Plan a bullying prevention event to informschool- and community-based mental healthprofessionals, parents, youth and other membersof your community to share “what works” inbullying prevention and dispel some commonmyths and misdirections.As a leader in the mental health community or thesubject matter expert in your school, you haveopportunities to make a difference in a child’s lifeevery day. These commonsense steps for actionand resources will provide you with the tools youneed to take action today and help the kids whoneed it the most.For more information on mental health problems,visit MentalHealth.gov.To access the resources referenced in this article:Visit http://www.StopBullying.govVisit the StopBullying.gov Training Center and get the The Bullying Prevention Training Module at nter/index.htmlView the webinar, Moving from Awareness to Action in Bullying Prevention at load the User Guide Understanding the Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts center/hrsa guide mental-health-professionals 508.pdfVisit http://www.mentalhealth.gov/3
TAKE ACTION TODAYBusiness Leaders and Bullying PreventionBy:Alice Cahn, vice president of social responsibility, Cartoon Networkwith Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services AdministrationAlice Cahn, vice president of socialresponsibility at Cartoon Network, conceivedand manages the award-winning Stop Bullying:Speak Up campaign.Understanding what excites and concerns youth isone of the critical ingredients to Cartoon Network’ssuccess. That’s why we knew we had to act whenwe learned that nearly 85 percent of our youthaudience was concerned about bullying and neededinformation on how to prevent it.Whether a corporate executive or entrepreneur,business professionals who serve youth or familiescan play an instrumental role in bullying prevention.They offer a unique set of skills, networks andleadership abilities that can be critical to improvingthe well-being of their community.When we first launched Stop Bullying: Speak Up,we saw a great opportunity to make kids smarterabout bullying and to also strengthen ourWhat can you doto prevent bullying?connection with kids and families. Our goal wasto develop an awareness campaign designed toprovide resources for parents, kids and educatorsand explain in simple terms, the variety of wayspeople can take action to resolve the bullying issueand prevent it from happening. But like many thingsin business, we knew that if we were going to betruly effective in our efforts, we couldn’t do it alone.4Business leaders who are interested in bullyingprevention understand that the health and wellbeing of their patrons is directly related to thehealth and well-being of their company. We can: Leverage existing networks, partnershipsand collaborations. Our partners have beenessential to Stop Bullying: Speak Up’s success.For example, we invite Health Resources and
Services Administration’s bullying preventionleads to provide reviews of our new campaignmaterials, which connects us with the latestresearch from leading experts in the field. Wedidn’t need to position ourselves as bullyingexperts—only share our expertise about howto reach kids. Working toward these sharedgoals with partners also helped develop newrelationships and business opportunities. Raise awareness about bullying and its effectsto educate parents, teachers, elected officialsand professionals, as well as mentors who serveyouth. Your efforts will positively impact yourcommunity while also spreading your brand tonew audiences. Support the adoption of comprehensive bullyingprevention programs in schools and youth-servingorganizations. Business leaders already partnerwith schools on workforce issues to offer adviceon the content of education so students will bejob-ready after graduation. With our expertise inassessing risks and promoting worker safety, wecan also help guide a process of planning safeand healthy environments for youth to learn, bothin school and community settings.Take the First Step Learn more about bullying prevention through theTraining Module, User Guide (Understanding theRoles of Business Professionals in Community-WideBullying Prevention Efforts), and other resources onStopBullying.gov. Plan a bullying prevention event to inform businessprofessionals, parents, youth and other members ofyour community to share “what works” in bullyingprevention and dispel some common myths andmisdirections. Assist in the creation of a community coalition toassess the prevalence of bullying; and then design,fund and measure the effectiveness of bullyingprevention strategies to safeguard all youth.The results of our efforts are clear—Stop Bullying:Speak Up has benefitted youth and our CartoonNetwork youth brand. Our PSAs reach more than900,000 kids every week with real-life storiesof bullying and expert advice on its prevention,more than 3 million kids have seen the bullyingdocumentaries, and an average of 100,000 visitors goto StopBullyingSpeakUp.com each month. To date,more than 485,000 people have taken our pledge tostop bullying.To access the resources referenced in this article:Visit http://www.StopBullying.govVisit the Cartoon Network’s Stop Bullying: Speak Up initiative at StopBullyingSpeakUp.comVisit the StopBullying.gov Training Center and get the The Bullying Prevention Training Module at nter/index.htmlDownload the User Guide Understanding the Roles of Business Professionals in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts center/hrsa guide business-professionals 508v2.pdf5
TAKE ACTION TODAYYouth Professionals and Mentorsin Bullying PreventionBy:Russell Corker, UNITY Youth Councils coordinator, youth leader and Western Region representativewith Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services AdministrationThe United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY)organization was an early partner in federal effortsto stop bullying. For the past 37 years, our goal hasbeen to foster the spiritual, mental, physical andsocial development of American Indian and AlaskaNative youth and to help build a strong, unifiedand self-reliant Native America through greateryouth involvement. Since 2002, we have beenworking with the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration (HRSA) to help educate AmericanIndian youth on bullying prevention and providethem with the tools to be more than a bystander.We’ve seen the need for prevention effortsevolve over the past several years, specifically inrelation to the mascot issue, as many schools andsports teams may accept native names that areactually considered offensive. Our Youth Councils6recognized that bullying was a problem, and witha few pointers from UNITY and in partnership withHRSA, they were able to educate their peers onbullying prevention and why seemingly innocuouslabels, such as “Savages,” “Warhawks,” or“Redskins,” can be offensive to American Indians.What you can doto prevent bullying? Demonstrate compassion and always modelrespect. At UNITY, we’re able to attractyouth because of our ability to build trustingrelationships. Provide training and clear guidelines on bullyingprevention. Volunteers must agree to followUNITY’s code of ethics and receive trainingto strengthen their skills in listening to youth,
learning about their concerns, and supportingthem to take action. Make time to talk about bullying. We work withyouth who have experienced bullying and provideresources and training for youth leaders tobecome advocates in their community.Most importantly, empower youth. Tyler Owens,president of the Akimel O’odham/Pee-Posh YouthCouncil and victim of bullying, shared her story:“I am the lucky one to have such asupportive community that believes inlistening to what the youth have to say My involvement with the Gila River IndianCommunity’s youth council for four yearsnow has given me a chance to speak outabout bullying and advocate for other youthin situations similar to my own.”In February 2014, Tyler presented at the UNITYMid-Year Conference using skits and games toeducate elementary students about bullying. Sheused the StopBullying.gov training center and freewebisodes to instruct young children on ways tohelp those who bully, those who are bullied, andthose who witness bullying. Tyler’s council hasbeen invited to speak at high schools and to groupsthroughout the local community.Take the First Step Learn more about bullying prevention through theTraining Module, User Guide (Understanding theRoles of Youth Professionals and Youth Mentorsin Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts),and other resources on StopBullying.gov. Make your place safe before taking the bully-freemessage to other locations where bullying may betolerated. Out-of-school programs and afterschoolsettings can also implement comprehensivepolicies and strategies for bullying prevention thathave been shown to be effective in schools. Look to form partnerships with schools and otheryouth-serving organizations, launch an awarenesscampaign and form an alliance—involving kids,parents, schools, faith communities, businessesand community leaders—to assess and worktogether in preventing bullying.From my work with the UNITY Youth Councils, Ibelieve the best thing youth-serving adults andmentors can offer youth is the opportunity to learnabout themselves, their abilities and connectionsto the world around them. It’s exciting to see youthunderstand the power that they have to affectpositive change—especially when it comes tobullying prevention.To access the resources referenced in this article:Visit http://www.StopBullying.govVisit the StopBullying.gov Training Center and get the The Bullying Prevention Training Module at nter/index.htmlDownload the User Guide Understanding the Roles of Youth Professionals and Youth Mentors in Community-Wide Bullying PreventionEfforts at ng-prevention7
TAKE ACTION TODAYLocal and Recreation OfficeWorks to Prevent Bullying in Their DC CommunityBy:Natasha Herring, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreationwith Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services AdministrationNatasha Herring, a manager with D.C. Departmentof Parks and Recreation (DPR), recently gotinvolved with StopBullying.gov when she identifieda unique need to address bullying in her local parksand facilities. The post below reflects her story onhow D.C. Parks and Recreation is taking action toprevent bullying.8It’s pool time at the D.C. Department of Parks andRecreation (DPR). Thousands of kids are droppingin to cool off and enjoy the company of staff andfriends at aquatic centers in their neighborhoods.While our staff and volunteers know the hazards oftheir program environments, and are well-versed inpromoting safe play and good sportsmanship, theymay not always recognize bullying.DPR leaders, coaches, staff and volunteers organizeactivities designed to be positive and enrichingexperiences for our children. They form closerelationships with kids, from teaching them how toswim to guiding their progress for years on sportsleagues and park outings. Many become mentors—big brothers and big sisters—to area children. Kidsknow that our staff and volunteers are willing tolisten and understand their fears and limitations,and will encourage them to meet every challenge.We play a vital role in the lives of many.In the past few years, we noticed a rise in“incidents”—arguments and fights between kids atour recreational facilities, such as DPR’s aquaticcenters. We conducted focus groups in a variety ofneighborhood centers to assess possible causesand remedies, and learned that many of theincidents were not accidental, but involved bullyingby youth who wanted to harm or intimidate others.We realized immediately that we had to take actionso that all staff, volunteers and children felt safefrom bullying in our facilities.
What we are doingto prevent bullying?As a first step, we knew we had to create anoverarching policy that prohibits bullying amongyouth, and one that every DPR facility and programcould tailor to meet their unique circumstances.We turned to StopBullying.gov and attended arecent Institute of Medicine two-day workshop onbullying prevention that was commissioned by theHealth Resources and Services Administration toinform the process. We came away with much morethan we imagined; learning the science behind theissue makes you aware of the many physiological,psychological and social factors in a child’s lifethat increase the likelihood of bullying and magnifyits effects. Besides creating safe environmentsfree of bullying, we can assist in community-wideapproaches, possibly by instructing and mentoringkids in positive ways to interact with their peers.Of course a “no bullying” rule by itself will not solvethe problem. It will take time and a commitment ofresources to equip staff with the knowledge andskills needed to detect and prevent it. We are justbeginning to identify issues inherent to parks andrecreation programs that could assist or hinder theseprevention efforts. To mention a few: Forming close, trusting relationships between thestaff, volunteers and children can be challengingin an environment where people participate atdifferent rates. Recreational settings give children a chance tolearn a skill together which can have a positivesocializing effect and help form new friendships,even for kids who tend to be socially isolated. High school seniors coming to neighborhoodcenters could provide structured activities toinstruct young children about bullying, its effectsand how to be allies to someone who is bullied.What first step can you take?Visit the Stopbullying.gov Training Center and theresources listed in the parks and recreation UserGuide (Understanding the Roles of RecreationLeaders in Community-Wide Bullying PreventionEfforts) to learn more about bullying prevention.It’s our job as recreation leaders to make sure kidsfeel safe. This policy and additional training will helpensure that each and every child that participates ina DPR activity will hold only fond memories of thefun things they did over the summer.Now, let’s all go to the pool! Bullying risks may be higher in recreation programswhere there are large groups of children with wideage ranges.To access the resources referenced in this article:Visit http://www.StopBullying.govVisit the StopBullying.gov Training Center and get the The Bullying Prevention Training Module at nter/index.htmlDownload the User Guide Understanding the Roles of Recreation Leaders in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts at nter/hrsa guide recreation-leaders 508v2.pdf9
TAKE ACTION TODAYHow Families and Students Can Take the Leadin Creating Safer School EnvironmentsBy:Mary Pat King, director of programs and partnerships, National Parent Teacher Association,with Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services AdministrationMary Pat King is the director of programs andpartnerships at the National Parent TeacherAssociation. In this role, Mary Pat has helpeddevelop new strategies for engaging parents andstudents as leaders in efforts to improve schoolclimate, and as a result, prevent bullying incommunities nationwide.The National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) iscommitted to ensuring all children can
Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts) and other resources on StopBullying.gov. View the webinar, Moving from Awareness to Action in Bullying Prevention co-presented by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Plan a bullying prevention event to inform
the school leader’s definitive guide to bullying prevention 6 3 strategies for k12 leaders stopbullying.gov, a program from the u.s. departments of education, justice, and health and human services, offers a number of resources to help k12 leaders prevent bullying. here are three key suggestions #1 assess bullying in your schools.
brainstorm with your class about what rules and guidelines your school should adopt. Draft a policy to forward to the principal. 2. Check out StopBullying.gov and share appropriate videos and other content with your students and school community. Grades
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