Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting, name calling, teasing or taunting. Sometimes it is indirect, such as spreading rumors or trying to make others reject someone.
Often people dismiss bullying among kids as a normal part of growing up. But bullying is harmful. It can lead children and teenagers to feel tense and afraid. It may lead them to avoid school. In severe cases, teens who are bullied may feel they need to take drastic measures or react violently. Others even consider suicide. For some, the effects of bullying last a lifetime.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dealing with Bullies(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/bullies.html
- Bullying Is Not a Fact of Life(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SVP-0052/
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Helping Kids Deal with Bullies(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/bullies.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/emociones/bullies_esp.html
- Bullying May Make Kids Psychotic(05/04/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83790.html
- 15+ Make Time to Listen - Take Time to Talk...about Bullying(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SVP-0051/
- Banishing Office Bullying(American Psychological Association) - http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug06/banishing.html
- Take Action against Bullying(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SVP-0056/
- Teaching Kids Not to Bully(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/no_bullying.html
- Dealing with Bullies(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/bullies.html
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What to Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_21.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/es/pdfs/SBN_Tip_21_ES.pdf
- Office Bullies: Bullying Stems from Fear, Apathy(American Psychological Association) - http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug06/apathy.html
- Bullying among Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Needs(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_24.pdf
- Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth at Risk(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/children-s-mental-health/bullying-and-gay-youth
- Bystanders Can Stop Bullying(National Crime Prevention Council) - http://www.ncpc.org/topics/by-audience/parents/bullying/bystanders/
- Children Who Bully(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_1.pdf
- Myths about Bullying(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/Fact_sheet_Myths_32.pdf
- Office Bullies: Worrying for a Living?(American Psychological Association) - http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug06/worrying.html
- Understanding Bullying within the Camp Setting: Tips for Parents(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_28.pdf
- Bully Round Up(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_bullyroundup.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Aggression
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Aggression%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: How to beat the workplace bully. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19326564&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The case for a comprehensive, effective, and realistic anti-bullying policy... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19256192&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Association between bullying and psychosomatic problems: a meta-analysis. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19255040&tool=MedlinePlus
- Bullying -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(bully*[tiab]+OR+bulli*[tiab])+AND+(((aggression[majr]+AND+(interpersonal+relations[mh]+OR+social+behavior[mh]))+OR+dominance-subordination[majr]))+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+news[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Center for Mental Health Services - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
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National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- State Laws Related to Bullying among Children and Youth(Health Resources and Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_6.pdf
- What Kids Say about: Bullying(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/poll_bullying.html
- Bullying - For Girls(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.girlshealth.gov/bullying/
- Stop Bullying Now!(Health Resources and Services Administration) - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
- Bullying Affects All Middle School Kids(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://family.samhsa.gov/teach/middleschool_bullies.aspx
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Dealing with Bullying(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/mente/bullies_esp.html
- Child Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childmentalhealth.html
- School Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schoolhealth.html
- Teen Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenmentalhealth.html
- Teen Violence - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenviolence.html
- Children and Teenagers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenandteenagers.html
- Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html