Monthly Archives: November 2012
SPIRIT: Maintaining a “Cooler Classroom” Climate
Bullying takes many forms. It happens in many contexts. Because bullying is complex, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for it.
“Student Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together” (SPIRIT ) is a service program that CRS delivers to schools across the nation. The program helps schools prevent bullying by focusing on the social tension and conflict that can lead to it, including:
Creating a space for teachers, students, and parents to build understanding and trust through discussion Continue Reading
Posted in Prevention
Tagged Community, Educators, Federal, Laws and Policies, Resources, Training
Defending Childhood: Challenging Our Perceptions on Bullying
Participants at the Grand Forks Defending Childhood Site learn more about bullying intervention strategies.
In 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder launched the Defending Childhood initiative to address children’s exposure—as victims and as witnesses—to violence. He hopes to change our perceptions of violence and abuse, make the topic an issue on the national level, and address how abuse and violence affect children. He understands that violence can follow and wound children throughout their lives. We need to address abuse and Continue Reading
PODCAST: Bullying, Depression, and Suicide
Bullying can affect everyone—those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, some of which include depression, substance abuse, problems at home, and trauma history. James Wright is at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the Continue Reading
Posted in Risk Factors
Tagged Effects, Health, Help, Suicide
Indian Health Service Works to Address Bullying in Tribal Communities
November is Native American Heritage Month. Across the country native communities are celebrating their heritage. I’d like to tell you about a project that I work with that is addressing the issue of bullying and is making a lasting impact on one community.
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Domestic Violence Prevention Program is a project funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS) Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI).
As a health educator for the project, I see bullying, and other aggressive behaviors, Continue Reading
Posted in Specific Groups
Tagged Community, Community Organizations, Effects, Resources, Social Media
