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Take Action Today Blog Series Booklet: Now Available!

Oct 21, 2015 By: Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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This year StopBullying.gov featured a series of blog posts co-authored by bullying prevention subject matter experts at HRSA and other partner organizations.

Overcoming Perceived Differences to Prevent Bullying

Oct 14, 2015 By: Melissa C. Mercado-Crespo, PhD, MSc, MA, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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Longer ago than I like to admit, I was a Puerto Rican middle school student.

The Myth of “Mean Girls”

Sep 10, 2015 By: Pamela Orpinas, Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia and Alana Vivolo-Kantor, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Caroline McNicholas, Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia and Lusine Nahapetyan, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana

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Bullying can take many forms: hitting or pushing (physical bullying), teasing or calling others bad names (verbal bullying).

An Emotion Revolution in our Nation’s Schools

Jun 10, 2015 By: Marc A. Brackett, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Ingrid Donato, Chief, Mental Health Promotion Branch, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence in partnership with Born This Way Foundation are launching the Emotion Revolution.

Take Action Today: Where Policy Meets Practice in Making Schools Safer

May 27, 2015 By: Dr. Stephen West, Superintendent, Winona Area Public Schools and Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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The top priority of school administrators is protecting students. Preventing bullying supports empowering teachers and educators to reach all children.

Bullying Rates Drop

May 15, 2015 By: Sarah Sisaye, U.S. Department of Education and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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Bullying remains a serious issue for students and their families, and efforts to reduce bullying concern policy makers, administrators, and educators.

Bullying and Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

May 12, 2015 By: Chevese Turner, Founder, President & CEO, The Binge Eating Disorder Association and Steffie Rapp, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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It was time for everyone in my 6th grade class to line up in the school gym for our annual weight/height measurements by the school nurse.

Bullying Gets Under Your Skin: Health Effects of Bullying on Children and Youth

Apr 21, 2015 By: Tracy Vaillancourt, Ph.D., Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children's Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa and Elizabeth Edgerton, MD, MPH, Health Resources and Services Administration

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Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.

How Should Law Enforcement Respond to Cyberbullying Incidents?

Apr 15, 2015 By: Laurie Nathan, Deputy Director, Programs and Partnerships, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Sarah Sisaye, U.S. Department of Education and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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More and more, law-enforcement officers are being called in to handle cases of cyberbullying among kids and teens.

The Connections Between Bullying and Family Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Dating Violence

Mar 18, 2015 By: Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois and Erin Reiney, MPH, CHES, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and former StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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Important new efforts to address sexual harassment and teen dating violence are appearing at high schools and colleges across the country.