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As a culture, we are focusing new attention on childhood bullying and harassment. As we watch children being crushed by bullying, we often feel powerless. No more! There are ways to stop bullying, based on decades of research.
Camilla was drawing a doll she was planning to get with her parents over the weekend. She was talking to herself in sing-song tones as she drew the doll, some of her clothes and her own house. Across the table sat Tommy; he heard Camilla talking about the doll she was about to get. He exclaimed, almost as joyfully, “Hey! I’m going to get a doll too!” The two began to chat about the types of dolls they were going to get.
Bullying can affect you in many ways. You may lose sleep or feel sick. You may want to skip school. You may even be thinking about suicide. If you are feeling hopeless or helpless or know someone that is, please call the LIFELINE at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Posted Mar 8, 2012 by Abbe Land, Executive Director and CEO, The Trevor Project This week marks a historic paradigm shift in the way the federal government interacts with communities. The slow behemoth of federal justice moved at the breakneck pace of 16 months to create a blueprint for school safety that can be implemented nationwide, all in the interest of keeping children and youth safe, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The consent decree among Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District, the Departments of Justice and Education, and students represents history in civil rights for youth and for LGBT people.
This guide is designed to help communities across the nation take advantage of what has been learned and accomplished over the past 3-1/2 years by the schools, districts and nonprofit organizations participating in The Colorado Trust’s $8.6 million Bullying Prevention Initiative (BPI). Here you will find a variety of information and tools that have proven useful to BPI grantees in areas ranging from needs assessment to capacity building to program design and development. The guide will help you tap the growing knowledge base on: Creating and sustaining a healthier social climate in schools and other youth-centered environments Building collective commitment among educators, parents, service providers and other key stakeholders to address the problem of bullying in partnership Implementing prevention/intervention strategies that have been shown to yield tangible, lasting benefits for individuals, families, schools and communities
Addressing Youthful Hate Crime is an Imperative An alarming and disproportionately high percentage of both the victims of hate violence and the perpetrators are young people under 18 years of age.
Leading the Way Against Violent Bigotry ADL’s model hate crime statute provides for increased penalties for criminals who target their victims because of their personal characteristics, such as race, religion, national origin, gender or sexual orientation. Now, 45 states and the District of Columbia have enacted hate crimes laws based on (or similar to) ADL’s model, and, in 1993, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld such laws, ruling that they did not violate First Amendment rights. The passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act —the most important, comprehensive and inclusive federal hate crime law– is a direct result of ADL’s leadership in this area.