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Community Action Planning

The Bullying Prevention Training Module Materials are research-based resources that can help you lead bullying prevention efforts in your local communities.

Getting Started

The Training Module presentation will help you create an action plan and plan a community event, using the latest research on bullying.

Training Module with Speaker Notes (PDF - 1.3 MB)
Presentation with suggested talking points to help create an action plan and plan a community event

Training Module PowerPoint (PPT - 5.2 MB)
Presentation for use at a community event, workshop or town hall meeting

Planning and Implementing a Community-Wide Event

The Community Action Toolkit includes materials to create a community event using the research, ideas and bullying prevention and response strategies that you learned about in the Training Module.

Community Action Toolkit (PDF - 1.7 MB)

This supplemental guide includes:

  • Landscape Assessment – a tool to help you understand the unique challenges in your community and current efforts already underway
  • Template Community Event Agenda – a customizable agenda to help you organize a local community event
  • Community Engagement Tip Sheet – tips for building a diverse network of supporters who can contribute to bullying prevention and response efforts
  • Guide to Mobilizing Communities in Bullying Prevention – a checklist of key stakeholders to engage in bullying prevention and response efforts
  • Action Planning Matrix – a tool to help stakeholders understand their roles in community-wide bullying prevention and awareness efforts
  • Tips for Working with the Media – a how-to guide for engaging media and gaining visibility for your efforts
  • Bullying and Suicide: Cautionary Notes – an overview of bullying and suicide issues
  • Funding Ideas for Future Bullying Prevention Efforts – tips on maintaining and pursuing funding for bullying prevention efforts     
  • StopBullying.gov Resources – a step-by-step guide for finding additional resources on www.StopBullying.gov
  • Feedback Forms – tools for assessing the impact of the Training Module Materials and community event

Misdirections in Bullying Prevention & Response
This six-minute video features Dr. Catherine Bradshaw, a national expert in bullying prevention. She discusses approaches to avoid in bullying prevention and response.

The video can be streamed from the internet at a community-wide event. If the event facility does not have internet access or is unable to project the video for an audience, you can share the information found in the complementary tip sheet.

Provide Feedback

  • Complete the online feedback form to help assess the quality and usefulness of the training module materials.