USEFUL WEBSITES
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
This University of Colorado-based center is a leading source of information, research and technical assistance for policymakers, practitioners and others committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly among adolescents.

The Colorado Trust
Find out more about the Trust’s 3-1/2-year, $9 million Bullying Prevention Initiative, which is helping schools and community-based organizations in 40 counties across Colorado to prevent bullying and bullying-related behaviors.

Hamilton Fish Institute
George Washington University’s Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence provides information, research and support to help schools and communities create healthier, safer learning environments for children. 

National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The PTA’s Web site offers a variety of resources for parents and teachers, ranging from facts about cyberbullying to a list of children’s books dealing with teasing and bullying, such as Bill Cosby’s The Meanest Thing to Say, for readers age 8-11

National Youth Violence Prevention Center
Established in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings, the center serves as a clearinghouse for information on bullying and related topics, and as an online forum to facilitate networking among city officials, civic leaders and other key change agents in communities across the nation.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
This U.S. Department of Education-sponsored grant program helps school districts work together with social service, mental health and juvenile justice providers to promote healthy child development, thus reducing violent behavior and substance abuse. The site features a 10-step quiz that can be used to assess a community’s readiness to undertake prevention/intervention initiatives.  

Stop Bullying Now
For anyone who interacts with young people everyday, the wide array of materials on this federally sponsored site will help you learn more about bullying and what can be done to curb and prevent it in schools and other settings.

Learn more about approaches to bullying awareness, prevention and intervention in Canada, Scotland and New Zealand.