From Sore to Soar
Bullying
October is Bullying Prevention Month
Repeated & Habitual Harm Resulting in Power Differential
Be an upstander, compassionately shift the focus of conversation, respectfully use humor to lighten the mood and diffuse situations - Unknown
Lifelines, Helplines & Hotlines
911
CCRI Safety Center: https://cybercivilrights.org
CCRI Crisis Helpline: 844-878-2274
Advocacy & Resources
Childhelp.org
Website: Childhelp.org
Description: Formally known as Children’s Village USA, Childhelp assists victims of child abuse, neglect, and at-risk children, adult survivors, distressed parents, concerned relatives, and mandated reporters nationally and internationally.
Clothing our Kids (Delaware)
WebSite: https://www.clothingourkids.org
Description: The mission of Clothing Our Kids is to improve the lives of at-risk elementary school children in Pre-K through 5th grade by providing them with appropriate school clothing.
Cybersmile Foundation
Website: https://www.cybersmile.org
Description: How social media affects body image, anxiety, self-harm, cyber bullying, depression, catfishing, doxing, eating disorders, gaming, mental health, net etiquette “netiquette”, online security, reputation attacks, revenge porn, sexting, sextortion, abuse, and swatting
Futures Against Violence
Description: a health and social justice nonprofit with a simple mission: to heal those among us who are traumatized by violence today and to create healthy families and communities free of violence tomorrow. They’ve posted a bunch of webinars and other resources.
Stop Bullying.gov
Website: https://www.stopbullying.gov
Description: Information on verbal bullying, social bullying, cyberbullying physical bullying, prevention, federal laws, resources, and blog
! The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Website: https://www.nctsn.org
Description: Guidance and resources to support and navigate stress and trauma, find treatments and include a course on child and family stress intervention
Programs
$ Glance at Funding Opportunities
* Toolkits & More
The Bully Prevention-Positive Behavior Supports Program - Curriculum
Clothing Our Kids - clothing
Olweus Bergen Anti-bullying Program - Curriculum
This is not an Exhaustive List
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References
Ross, S. W. & Horner, R. H. (2009). Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 42. 747-759