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Resources

Books
Childhood Bullying and Teasing: What School Personnel, other Professionals and Parents Can Do
by Dorothea M. Ross, PhD.
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22304
(800) 347-6647
This book comes recommended by the Committee for Children and is said to be one of the best books available for information about bullying. It is out of print but still available from Amazon or call the ACA for information on purchasing.

Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do
by Dan Olweus
Blackwell Publishers/AIDC
RO. Box 20
Willinslon, VT
A book that provides the standard approach to bullying prevention, reflected in such programs as the University of Colorado Blueprints for Violence Prevention project.

Safe at School: Awareness and Action for Parents of Kids K-12
by Carol Silverman Saunders
Free Spirit Publishing Inc.
400 First Ave. N., Suite 616
Minneapolis,MN 55401-1730
(612) 338-2068
The tips in this book help parents deal with bullying, gangs, sexual harassment, and other school safety issues.

Set Straight on Bullies
by Stuart Greenbaum with Brenda Turner and Ronald D.Stephens
National School Safety Center
4165 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 290
Westlake Village, CA 91362
(805) 373-9977
The problem of bullying is examined in this book. It offers prevention and intervention strategies for parents, teachers, and students.

Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me? A Guide to Handle Bullies
by Terrence Webster-Doyle
Atrium Society Publications
P.O. Box 816
Middlebury, VT 05753
(800) 966-1998 or (802) 388-0922
This book helps children and teens to develop the confidence needed to resolve conflicts without fighting and to cope with bullies.

The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8
by Allan L. Beane
Free Spirit Publishing
217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299
(800) 735-7323
Although it is targeted for elementary and middle school children, any parent, teacher, or other school official can benefit from this book.

Anti-Bullying Curricula/Programs

• Second Step Violence Prevention Program
  Committee for Children, Seattle, WA
  (800) 634-4449
• Steps to Respect, anti-bullying program
  Committee for Children, Seattle, WA
  (800) 634-4449
  
• The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (877) 773-8546
  
• Bully Proofing Your School
  Sopris West, Inc.
  P.O. Box 1890, Longmont
  CO 80502-1809
  (800) 547-6747

Web sites

• Website of resources compiled by The Anti-Bullying Network www.antibullying.net.
• National Bullying Awareness Campaign www.nea.org/schoolsafety/bullying.html
• The National Crime Prevention Council has a searchable database of information on bulling including effective programs.
• More about the National Institute of Child Health and Development survey on bullying in schools.
• U.S. Secret Service report on school violence.
• The Colorado Anti-Bullying Project.
• Prevention tips from Safechild.org.
• National Parent Information Network brochure on what parents should know about bullying.
• The Ophelia Project has information on relational aggression (aka "girl bullying").
• Children tell their stories about bullying at the Canadian Web site, Bullying.org.
• Safeguarding Your Children at School: Helping Children Deal with a School Bully from the National PTA
• Dealing with Bullies from the Safe Child Organization.
• Committee for Children information for parents on bullying.
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence information on bullying.
  
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