Prevention

While being kind might sound easy, it is complex.

We know that for otherwise healthy children, bullying can affect social skills and friendships, self-esteem, and may increase anxiety and depression.

Bullying is a form of youth violence – and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resources states and communities can use to stop it.

Pediatric health care providers are an important front line in spotting victimization and are in a position to advise parents and advocate for their patients

The I-Guide discusses how to assess or understand school-based bullying and recommends ways to implement the right program for a particular school.

School-based bullying has decreased for the first time since data have been collected, which is very encouraging.

Unity Day is Wednesday, October 19. The purpose of Unity Day is to demonstrate that we are together against bullying.

This month, awareness is raised for bullying prevention and to reflect on where we have been, where we are now, and where we hope to be in the years to come.

Now that September has rolled around again and it's back to school, it's also a great time to help kids prevent bullying.

When Landon - a high school student in Massachusetts - entered his freshman year, he had already been in and out of the hospital for multiple suicide attemp