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Anti-Bullying Projects
- Anti-Bullying Network (Scottish Organization)
- Bullying UK
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Cruel's Not Cool
- Eyes On Bullying Toolkit PDF
- EyesOnBullying-Organization
- Generous Kids, Inc.
- Help Sponsor The Southern Poverty Law Center's new anti-bullying film in Schools!
- International Stand Up to Bullying Day
- Make Time to Listen-Make Time to Talk -15 minute talking handout cards-PDF
- Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me, Dedicated to creating safe, caring and respect environments
- Organizing a No Name-calling Week in your school
- Pink Shirt Day
- Project Achieve
- Speak Up To Your Teacher
- Steps to Respect (Global Bullying Prevention)
- Stop Bullying Now- Government resource website
- Take Action Against Bullying
- The Peace Center
- What's Bullying-New Zealand
Books
Children/Students
- Battling Bullies: Putting an End to Schoolyard Conflicts
- Behavior Problems-Answers to Questions
- Bullying Advice From "Tween" and Teen Experts
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Cindy Springsteen- Expert Teen Advice
- Cruel's Not Cool
- Don't Call Me Michael
- Middle School Confidential
- Organizing a No Name-calling Week in your school
- SafeYouth National Youth Violence Prevention
- Stop Bullying Now- Government resource website
- Talking Teenage- If you have a teenager you NEED this!
Education/Schools/Teachers
- Addressing Barriers to Learning
- Adults & Children Together Against Violence
- Battling Bullies: Putting an End to Schoolyard Conflicts
- Behavior Problems at School: Quick Training Aid
- Behavior Problems-Answers to Questions
- Behavioral Initiatives: Technical Assistance
- Bullies in School: Who they are and how to make them stop
- Bullying Advice From "Tween" and Teen Experts
- Bullying and teasing Youth with Disabilities
- Bullying Behavior Problems: What's a School to Do?
- Bullying in Kindergarten
- Bullying Is Not a Fact of Life
- Bullying Prevention IS Crime Prevention (PDF)
- Bullying Prevention Training Aids
- Bullying: A Major Barrier to Student Learning
- BullyProof Your School
- Bullyproof: A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Fourth and Fifth Grade Students (1996)
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Children Who Bully-Information Sheet
- Common Errors In Bullying Prevention-Stop Bullying Now
- Conduct and Behavior Problems:Intervention and Resources for School Aged Youth
- Cruel's Not Cool
- Direct from the Field: A guide to bullying prevention, Commonwealth of MA (2003)
- Don't Call Me Michael
- Exploring the Nature and Prevention of Bullying (Ed.gov)
- Help Sponsor The Southern Poverty Law Center's new anti-bullying film in Schools!
- Involvement of Law Enforcement Officers in Bullying Prevention
- Kentucky Center for School Safety
- List of Research Based Articles and Books on Bullying and Peer Victimization
- Middle School Confidential
- MODEL Policy And Guidance For Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation And Bullying on School Property at School-Sponsored Functions and School Buses-(New Jersey)
- Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me, Dedicated to creating safe, caring and respect environments
- Organizing a No Name-calling Week in your school
- Project Achieve
- Roots of Empathy
- Safe Place to Learn
- Safe Schools Coalition
- SafeYouth National Youth Violence Prevention
- Seeds of Empathy
- Social and Emotional Learning and Bullying Prevention
- Some Facts About Bullying Among Young People and Children
- Speak Up To Your Teacher
- State Laws Information Sheet-From Stop Bullying Now
- Steps to Respect (Global Bullying Prevention)
- Stop Bullying Now- Government resource website
- Talking Teenage- If you have a teenager you NEED this!
- Teasing and Bullying-Gender Equity
- The 2003 national school climate survey: The school-related experiences of our nation's gay, bisexual and transgender youth
- The ABC's of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking and Curbing School Aggression-Pathways Online Course
- The prevalence of teachers who bully students in schools with differing levels of behavioral problems
- Tips for Selecting Bullying Resources
- What We Know About Bullying
Films
International Resources
- Anti-Bullying Network (Scottish Organization)
- Bully Suicide Project
- Bullying UK
- Chronic PTSD Information
- International Bullying Prevention Association
- Psychological Harassment Information Association
- Roots of Empathy
- School Bullying and the Law
- Seeds of Empathy
- Speak Up To Your Teacher
- Steps to Respect (Global Bullying Prevention)
- What's Bullying-New Zealand
Law Enforcement Officers
- Adressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying-Office of Juvenile Justice
- Bullying Advice From "Tween" and Teen Experts
- Bullying Prevention IS Crime Prevention (PDF)
- Bullying-Problem Oriented Guide for Police Problem Specific Guide Series
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Children Who Bully-Information Sheet
- Involvement of Law Enforcement Officers in Bullying Prevention
- Juvenile Delinquency and Serious Injury Victimization-Office of Juvenile Justice
- List of Research Based Articles and Books on Bullying and Peer Victimization
- SafeYouth National Youth Violence Prevention
- State Laws Information Sheet-From Stop Bullying Now
- Tips for Selecting Bullying Resources
Medical Resources
Parents/Caregivers/Guardians
- Adressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying-Office of Juvenile Justice
- Adults & Children Together Against Violence
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Battling Bullies: Putting an End to Schoolyard Conflicts
- Behavior Problems-Answers to Questions
- Bullying Advice From "Tween" and Teen Experts
- Bullying and teasing Youth with Disabilities
- Bullying in Kindergarten
- Bullying Is Not a Fact of Life
- Bullying Prevention IS Crime Prevention (PDF)
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Children Who Bully-Information Sheet
- Cindy Springsteen- Expert Teen Advice
- Common Errors In Bullying Prevention-Stop Bullying Now
- Cruel's Not Cool
- Don't Call Me Michael
- Help Sponsor The Southern Poverty Law Center's new anti-bullying film in Schools!
- Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years
- Involvement of Law Enforcement Officers in Bullying Prevention
- List of Research Based Articles and Books on Bullying and Peer Victimization
- Make Time to Listen-Make Time to Talk -15 minute talking handout cards-PDF
- Middle School Confidential
- MODEL Policy And Guidance For Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation And Bullying on School Property at School-Sponsored Functions and School Buses-(New Jersey)
- Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me, Dedicated to creating safe, caring and respect environments
- Organizing a No Name-calling Week in your school
- Project Achieve
- Safe Place to Learn
- Safe Schools Coalition
- SafeYouth National Youth Violence Prevention
- Social and Emotional Learning and Bullying Prevention
- Some Facts About Bullying Among Young People and Children
- State Laws Information Sheet-From Stop Bullying Now
- Steps to Respect (Global Bullying Prevention)
- Stop Bullying Now- Government resource website
- Take Action Against Bullying
- Talking Teenage- If you have a teenager you NEED this!
- Teasing and Bullying-Gender Equity
- The 2003 national school climate survey: The school-related experiences of our nation's gay, bisexual and transgender youth
- The ABC's of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking and Curbing School Aggression-Pathways Online Course
- The School Bully Can Take a Toll on Your Child's Mental Health
- Tips for Selecting Bullying Resources
- What We Know About Bullying
Resources
- Addressing Barriers to Learning
- Adressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying-Office of Juvenile Justice
- Adults & Children Together Against Violence
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anti-Bullying Network (Scottish Organization)
- Battling Bullies: Putting an End to Schoolyard Conflicts
- Behavior Problems at School: Quick Training Aid
- Behavior Problems-Answers to Questions
- Behavioral Initiatives: Technical Assistance
- Bullies 2 Buddies
- Bullies in School: Who they are and how to make them stop
- Bully Beware Productions- Resources
- Bully Suicide Project
- Bullycide.org
- Bullying Advice From "Tween" and Teen Experts
- Bullying and teasing Youth with Disabilities
- Bullying Behavior Problems: What's a School to Do?
- Bullying in Kindergarten
- Bullying in Schools and what to do about it
- Bullying Is Not a Fact of Life
- Bullying Prevention IS Crime Prevention (PDF)
- Bullying Prevention Training Aids
- Bullying Stories
- Bullying UK
- Bullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Academic Performance in Elementary School
- Bullying-Problem Oriented Guide for Police Problem Specific Guide Series
- Bullying.org
- Bullying: A Major Barrier to Student Learning
- BullyProof Your School
- Bullyproof: A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Fourth and Fifth Grade Students (1996)
- Carmichael Middle School's page-What causes bullying?
- Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Center for Responsible Internet Use- Information for cyber bullies
- Children Who Bully-Information Sheet
- Chronic PTSD Information
- Cindy Springsteen- Expert Teen Advice
- Common Errors In Bullying Prevention-Stop Bullying Now
- Conduct and Behavior Problems:Intervention and Resources for School Aged Youth
- Cruel's Not Cool
- Dealing with Bullying
- Direct from the Field: A guide to bullying prevention, Commonwealth of MA (2003)
- Educational Forum on Youth Bullying-American Medical Association (2002)
- EducationWorld.org
- Exploring the Nature and Prevention of Bullying (Ed.gov)
- Eyes On Bullying Toolkit PDF
- EyesOnBullying-Organization
- Fact Sheet from Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV)
- Fight Crime.org
- Generous Kids, Inc.
- Healing Circles-Resolving Conflict Creatively
- Helping Kids Deal with Bullies- Kids Health.org
- Helping Your Child Deal with a Bully
- Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years
- https://acceptanceinschools.wordpress.com
- Juvenile Delinquency and Serious Injury Victimization-Office of Juvenile Justice
- Kentucky Center for School Safety
- Key to Safer Schools- Resources
- Learn 2 B Buddies
- List of Research Based Articles and Books on Bullying and Peer Victimization
- Make Time to Listen-Make Time to Talk -15 minute talking handout cards-PDF
- Mean Girls Start in Preschool
- Middle School Confidential
- MODEL Policy And Guidance For Prohibiting Harassment, Intimidation And Bullying on School Property at School-Sponsored Functions and School Buses-(New Jersey)
- National Center for School Violence
- National Mental Health Information Center-United States
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- Olweus.org
- Online seminars through Olweus Foundation
- Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me, Dedicated to creating safe, caring and respect environments
- Organizing a No Name-calling Week in your school
- Partners Against Hate
- PBS Kids-It's My Life
- Peer exclusion and victimization: processes that mediate the relation …(2006)
- Project Achieve
- Relational Aggression and Bullying: It's More than Just a Girl Thing
- Relationships between peer harrassment and adolescent problem behaviors (2005) J. Rusby, et al, Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(4) 453-477
- Roots of Empathy
- Ryan's Story
- Safe Place to Learn
- Safe Schools Coalition
- SafeChild.org
- SafeYouth National Youth Violence Prevention
- Sarah O'Hara: Gift of Fairy Wings
- Seeds of Empathy
- Social and Emotional Learning and Bullying Prevention
- Some Facts About Bullying Among Young People and Children
- Speak Up To Your Teacher
- State Laws Information Sheet-From Stop Bullying Now
- Steps to Respect (Global Bullying Prevention)
- Stop Bullying Now- Government resource website
- Students Against Violence
- Take Action Against Bullying
- Talking Teenage- If you have a teenager you NEED this!
- Teasing and Bullying-Gender Equity
- Teasing and Bullying: No Laughing Matter
- The 2003 national school climate survey: The school-related experiences of our nation's gay, bisexual and transgender youth
- The ABC's of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking and Curbing School Aggression-Pathways Online Course
- The Peace Center
- The prevalence of teachers who bully students in schools with differing levels of behavioral problems
- The School Bully Can Take a Toll on Your Child's Mental Health
- Tips for parents facing Bullying in Kindergarten-Part 1
- Tips for Parents facing Bullying in Kindergarten-Part 2
- Tips for Selecting Bullying Resources
- What Kids Need to Succeed
- What We Know About Bullying
- What's Bullying-New Zealand
- What's Bullying- Resource- New Zealand
- Words Can Hurt, Too — Another Kind of Bullying
- Workplace Bullying Institute
- Youth Violence and Electronic Media: Similar Behaviors, Different Venues?
Scholarly Research
- Addressing Barriers to Learning
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Behavior Problems at School: Quick Training Aid
- Behavioral Initiatives: Technical Assistance
- Bullying Behavior Problems: What's a School to Do?
- Bullying Prevention Training Aids
- Bullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Academic Performance in Elementary School
- Bullying: A Major Barrier to Student Learning
- Conduct and Behavior Problems:Intervention and Resources for School Aged Youth
- Invisible Bruises: kindergartners' perceptions of bullying
- List of Research Based Articles and Books on Bullying and Peer Victimization
- Mean Girls Start in Preschool
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- Olweus.org
- Online seminars through Olweus Foundation
- Peer exclusion and victimization: processes that mediate the relation …(2006)
- Project Achieve
- Relational Aggression and Bullying: It's More than Just a Girl Thing
- Relationships between peer harrassment and adolescent problem behaviors (2005) J. Rusby, et al, Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(4) 453-477
- Social behavior and peer relationships of victims, bully-victims, and bullies in kindergarten
- The prevalence of teachers who bully students in schools with differing levels of behavioral problems
- Words Can Hurt, Too — Another Kind of Bullying
- Youth Violence and Electronic Media: Similar Behaviors, Different Venues?
Video Clips-Segments
Political Provocation?
Many people are claiming that the responsibility for Saturday’s horrific mass shooting in Tucson Arizona belongs with Sarah Palin and her camp for placing a map on Facebook page last year designating Democrats who had voted for the controversial health care bill with a symbol eerily similar to the crosshairs of a gun. Some people think that Jesse Kelly’s pre-election event where he encouraged people to come shoot an M16 with him to raise funds to ‘remove Gabrielle Giffords from office”.
I suspect that at this point both people involved are regretting those situations. I belive that the actions of Sarah Palin and Jessie Kelly were, at the very least, irresponsible and a poor example of how we should be treating each other.
As is the case with most tragedies, journalists immediately jumped on the chance to blame someone. Name calling and attempts at isolating and ostracizing those on the opposite side were almost immediate. Bickering and public shaming continue days later, even as the victim’s funerals begin.
In reality, both sides have made some pretty poor choices. It turns out that at one point Democrats have used a map with archery targets marking areas that Democrats could win.
Apparently, President Obama has quoted The Untouchables, stating, “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.”
It seems that words and actions can cause an awful lot of regret. We often say things we don’t mean and we certainly don’t expect for things like Saturday’s shooting to happen. Does that mean that politicians are responsible for the alleged actions of Jared Loughner?
Certainly not. The young man seems to have exhibited many of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia and while he may not purse an insanity defense, he likely had some mental health issues. He is the only one responsible for his actions.
Politicians are not responsible, but their inability to seek common political ground is damaging our country, no matter how you look at it. Whether in their example as role models or the lack of compromising progress in Washington, politicians are damaging our country.
In my opinion, the scenario and political climate reeks of bullying and seems no different from a high school hallway or classroom. When we vote for these people we are just as culpable for the disharmony that exists in our country as they are. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
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