Category Archives for Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention
HRSA and GLSEN Work Together in Support of No Name Calling Week
Posted:
January 22, 2013
By: Erin Reiney, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
By: Erin Reiney, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proud of its long history of working with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and other student groups to promote healthy kids and safe schools. These partnerships are a great chance for HRSA to reach youth in their schools and community to prevent bullying. Over the years, HRSA and GLSEN have shared resources and spoken at events. This year, we are continuing that work on social media for GLSEN’s No Name Calling Week. Continue Reading
Mentoring Programs Teach Teens Important Skills
Posted:
January 8, 2013
By: Stephanie Rapp, U.S. Department of Justice
By: Stephanie Rapp, U.S. Department of Justice
January is National Mentoring Month. Research has shown that mentoring programs can be an effective tool for enhancing the positive development of youth in the foster care system.
Over the past three decades, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has supported a variety of mentoring programs to meet the needs of at-risk and troubled youth. The office works on traditional one-on-one relationships, group mentoring, e-mentoring and other innovative approaches to reach teens. Continue Reading
Vote in the StopBullying.gov Video Challenge!
Posted:
December 3, 2012
By: Kaitlyn Harrington, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
By: Kaitlyn Harrington, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Youth from around the country and those overseas in U.S. Department of Defense schools, aged 13 to 18 years, took our challenge and submitted almost 900 entries for the 2012 StopBullying.gov Video Challenge!
The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention have worked our way through all the creative videos and screened them for eligibility based on the challenge rules. We ranked each of the eligible videos according to the published criteria, and considered feedback from our technical advisors: Continue Reading
Tagged Community, Online, Secondary school, Social Media, Student Leaders
Following the Summit, What Are You Going to Do to Prevent Bullying?
Posted:
August 8, 2012
By: Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education
By: Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education
When I helped close the third annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Tuesday, my colleagues and I gave attendees a simple charge: what are you going to do to further bullying prevention in the next year?
At the summit we heard about the diverse and expansive efforts of many different organizations – from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation to previewing the AD Council’s new campaign targeted at parents. Continue reading
Tagged Community Organizations, Educators, Effects, Events, Federal, Student Leaders, Suicide
Empowering Young People to Build a Kinder, Braver World
Posted:
August 8, 2012
By: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
By: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
This blog entry is cross-posted from the White House Blog
Yesterday, Cynthia Germanotta and I had the opportunity to discuss how to empower young people and end bullying at the Third Annual Bullying Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C. Cynthia and her daughter, Lady Gaga, recently founded the Born This Way Foundationto empower young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder, braver world.
As moms, both Cynthia and I realize the impact Continue Reading
Tagged Effects, Events, Federal, Student Leaders, White House