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This road is full of terrifying hazards – many of our teens travel it every day… Depression. Bullying. Steroid abuse. These are some of the most harrowing issues affecting young people today. The threat they pose is reaching crisis levels. Counselors and educators all over The United States and Canada struggle to keep ahead of [...]
We found this story in the Washington Blade: The White House is set to hold a conference next week in which President Obama will hear concerns about anti-LGBT bullying. The anti-bullying prevention conference, scheduled to take place at the White House on March 10, is being hosted by Obama, the Department of Education and [...]
President Obama: “We’ve got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal right of passage, that it’s some inevitable part of growing up,” President Obama said. “It’s not. We have an obligation to ensure that our schools are safe for all of our kids.”
From GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has kicked off Ally Week, the bring attention to the issue of anti-gay bullying and harassment in schools. From the Allyweek Website: Allies play a vital role in making schools safer for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. In fact, the first Gay-Straight [...]
From Reuters, a new national poll from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that parents don’t think that schools are doing a good job addressing the issue of bullying. From the story: “What this poll shows is that parents are still very concerned about bullying in their schools. about three-quarters of states nationwide have implemented bullying [...]
In the New York Times, Perri Klass, M.D. looks at the issue of bullying and talks about how pediatricians are poised to help combat this longstanding problem. Next month, the American Academy of Pediatrics will issue a new policy statement about bullying prevention. This new approach, based on a sucessful program developed in Norway, will [...]
With budgets being cut for social service programs, the Nevada state government appears ready to add a fee to marriage licensees to help fund domestic violence programs. In England, there is news of a creative approach to public outreach and education. A bus, with experts ready to answer questions on domestic violence, will tour the [...]
