References on Bullying

Books for Parents & School Personnel | Books for Children & Adolescents | Online Support | Support Organizations & Hotlines

Books for Parents and School Personnel

Beane, Allan L. (1999). The Bully-Free Classroom. Free Spirit.

Bonds, M., & Stoker, S. (2000). Bully-Proofing Your School. A Comprehensive Approach for Middle Schools. Sopris West.

Garritty, Carla, Porter, William, Sager, Nancy , and Short-Camilli, Cam . (2000). Bully-Proofing Your school: A Comprehensive Approach for Elementary Schools (Second Edition). Sopris West.

Greenbaum, S., Turner, B., & Stephens, R. (1989). Set straight on bullies. Malibu , CA : Pepperdine University , National school Safety Foundation.

Hoover , John H., and Ronald Oliver. (1996). The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, teachers, and Counselors. Bloomington , Ind. : National Educational. Contact: National educational service, 1252 Loesch Rd. , Bloomington , IN 47402 ; (812) 336-7700 or (800) 733-6786.

Kaufman, G., & Raphael, L. (1990). Stick up for yourself: teacher's guide. Minneapolis , MN : Free Spirit Publishing.

McCoy, Elin. (1997). What to do when kids are mean to your child. Readers Digest Parenting Guide Services.

Olweus, Dan (1993). Bullying at school: What We know and What We Can Do. Oxford , England : Blackwell Publishers. Contact: Blackwell Publishers, P.O. Box 20 , Williston , VT 05495 ; (800) 216-2522.

Ross, Dorothea M. (1996). Childhood Bullying and Teasing: What School Personnel, Other Professionals, and Parents Can Do. Alexandria , VA : American Counseling Association.

Sheras, Peter (2002). Your Child: Bully or Victim? Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny. New York : Skylight Press.

Books for Children and Adolescents

Berenstain, Stan, and Jan Berenstain. (1993). The Berenstain Bears and the Bully. New York : Random House.

Bosch, Carl. (1988). Bully on the Bus. Parenting Press.

Brown, Marc (1983). Arthurs's April Fool. Boston : Little, Brown & Company.

Cohen-Posey, Kate. (1995). How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies. Rainbow Books.

Romain, Trevor. (1997). Bullies are a Pain in the Brain. Free Spirit.

Romain, Trevor. (1998). Cliques, Phonies and other Baloney. Free Spirit.

Shriver, Maria (2001).What's Wrong with Timmy? New York : Warner Books.

Walker, Alice (1991). Finding the Green Stone. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Webster-Doyle, Terrence (1991). Why is Everybody Always Picking on me? A Guide to Understanding Bullies for Young People. Middlebury, Vt. : Atrium Society Publications.

Zeier, Joan. (1993). Stick Boy. New York : Atheneum.

Online Support

http://bullies2buddies.com

A supportive and informative Web site for young victims of bullying

www.bullybeware.com

Bully B'ware: Take Action Against Bullying. An excellent meeting place for parents, children and educators concerned about bullying and its effects. Provides current research on bullying, information on school programs and other resources and opportunities for victims and bullies to discuss their own experience with peer violence.

www.bullying.org

A clearinghouse of information of bullying and services for victims and aggressors

www.cfchildren.org/cfc/parentsf/parentindex/

Information for parents on protecting children from bullying www.ed.gov Information on stopping bullying at school. Offers the government publication Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools : An Action Guide.

www.familyfun.com

Helpful information on all aspects of parenting, including managing aggression in children.

www.GLSEN.org

GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.

www.healthyplace.com

The nation's largest mental health Web site. Comprehensive information on mental health services and therapeutic approaches to violence and victimization in children and adolescents.

www.home-school.com

A source of information on home schooling programs and curricula, along with support and information for parents considering or continuing with home schooling their children.

www.kidshelp.org

Provides referrals to anti-bullying groups and resources in your area. Includes a monitored kids' chat room as well as an on-line counselor

www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jjbulletin/9804/bullying.html

List of strategies and services to use for preventing bullying

www.pesten.net/index_English.html

An on-line source of support for victims of aggression

www.pta.org/programs/sycsch.htm

Parenting tips for helping children deal with bullies at school

www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/default.htm

Web site for the report Youth Violence: A report of the Surgeon General. Created in response to the shooting at Colorado's Columbine High School, this comprehensive report on the state of bullying in American today includes evaluations of current anti-bullying programs, therapeutic approaches for violent and victimized youths, and many other resources for parents and children interested in learning more about bullying in the United Sates.

http://youthviolence.ed.school.virginia.edu

Research and support for professionals and parents regarding youth violence.

www.vpc.org

The Violence Police Center is a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury in the U.S.

Support Organizations and Hotlines

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org (888) 333-2377

Covenant House Youth Crisis Hotline covenanthouse.org (800) 999-9999

Focus Adolescent services www.focusas.com (877) 362-8727

National Center for Victims of Crime www.ncvc.org (703) 276-2880

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/reslist/tollfree.cfm

National Domestic Violence Hotline www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/ (800) 799-7233, (800)787-3224 (TTY)

National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org (800) 969-6642

National Referral Network for Kids in Crisis www.kidspeace.org (800) 543-7283

National Runaway Switchboard www.nrscrisline.org (800) 621-4000

National victim Center (800) 394-2255

Trevor Helpline for gay, Lesbian and Bisexual youth thetrevorproject.org (800) 850-8078

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