Bully Prevention Resources

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center 

Founded in 2006, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center actively leads social change to prevent childhood bullying, so that all youth are safe and supported in their schools, communities, and online 

STOMP Out Bullying  

Dedicated to changing the culture for all students, we work to reduce & prevent bullying, cyberbullying & other digital abuse, educates against homophobia, LGBTQ+ discrimination, racism & hatred, & deter violence in schools, online & across the country. 

No Bully 

A San Francisco based non-profit organization that trains schools on how to leverage student empathy to stop bullying and cyberbullying. The non-punitive No Bully System has created bully-free campuses for over 270,000 students. 

StopBullying.gov 

StopBullying.gov provides information on what bullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying. 

Public Justice 

Public Justice pursues high impact lawsuits to combat social and economic injustice, protect the Earth's sustainability, and challenge predatory corporate conduct and government abuses. 

Be A Friend Project 

An organization supporting student 'Upstanders' working to save the lives of their bullied peers and build kinder communities using Empathy, Education and the Arts! 

Teach Anti-Bullying Inc. 

An organization raising awareness and supporting families and children who are being impacted by bully-related issues in their school or community. 

International Bullying Prevention Association

An organization structured around four guiding principles which include Ethical training practices, Ethical conduct toward practices and performance, Ethical conduct toward professional colleagues, and Ethical conduct toward community.

Kind Campaign

An internationally recognized nonprofit organization that brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl-against-girl bullying through their global movement, documentary film, in-school assemblies and educational curriculums. 

The National School Climate Center 

An organization dedicated to measure and improve the climate for learning in schools to help children realize their fullest potential as individuals and as engaged members of society.

Stand For The Silent

Bringing awareness to bullying and the real devastation it causes. Stand For The Silent runs solely off generous donations from those who support our mission. 

Don't Be A Monster

A nationally recognized organization that educates and empowers youth to stand up for themselves and their peers by building a community where everyone is included, no matter their differences. 

It Gets Better

Uplifting, empowering, and connecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. 

Together for Change dba Friends Colorado

Dedicated to increase awareness and knowledge about bullying and bullying prevention. We do this by providing education and tools to youth sports clubs, schools, and other organizations.  

Bloom Foundation

Bloom Foundation provides social-emotional learning programs to help middle and high school students grow from bullying. 

The Cybersmile Foundation

The Cybersmile Foundation is committed to helping everyone realize their true potential by supporting those affected, changing negative behaviors, and through education – preparing this and further generations for a safe and positive digital future. 

Social Media Victims Law Center

The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) works to hold social media companies legally accountable for the harm they inflict on vulnerable users. SMVLC seeks to get social media companies to elevate consumer safety to the forefront of their economic analysis and design safer platforms that protect users from foreseeable harm.

vpnMentor

To update you on the current state of play, vpnMentor put together a hefty list of statistics on all things school crime. Theycover the prevalence of school shootings, violence, bullying, the effect of COVID-19, and much more.

Rates of Incidence

(Credit: https://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp)

•  One out of every five (20.2%) students report being bullied (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• A higher percentage of male than of female students report being physically bullied (6% vs. 4%), whereas a higher percentage of female than of male students reported being the subjects of rumors (18% vs. 9%) and being excluded from activities on purpose (7% vs. 4%) (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• 41% of students who reported being bullied at school indicated that they think the bullying would happen again (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• Of those students who reported being bullied, 13% were made fun of, called names, or insulted; 13% were the subject of rumors; 5% were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; and 5% were excluded from activities on purpose (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• A slightly higher portion of female than of male students report being bullied at school (24% vs. 17%) (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• Bullied students reported that bullying occurred in the following places: the hallway or stairwell at school (43%), inside the classroom (42%), in the cafeteria (27%), outside on school grounds (22%), online or by text (15%), in the bathroom or locker room (12%), and on the school bus (8%) (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• 46% of bullied students report notifying an adult at school about the incident (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• School-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying by up to 25% (McCallion & Feder, 2013 )

• The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students include physical appearance, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019 )

• The federal government began collecting data on school bullying in 2005, when the prevalence of bullying was around 28 percent (U.S. Department of Education, 2015 )

• Rates of bullying vary across studies (from 9% to 98%). A meta-analysis of 80 studies analyzing bullying involvement rates (for both bullying others and being bullied) for 12-18 year old students reported a mean prevalence rate of 35% for traditional bullying involvement and 15% for cyberbullying involvement (Modecki, Minchin, Harbaugh, Guerra, & Runions, 2014 ).