Bullying Prevention Additional Resources

Find national and state bullying prevention organizations, resources for schools/educators, caregivers and printable educational materials

State

For caregivers, educators, coaches

• Massachusetts Aggression Resource Center (MARC)

For Schools

• Safe School Program for LGBTQIA+ Youth
• MA Department of Early and Secondary Education Safe and Supportive School Bulling Prevention Resources

National

For caregivers, educators, coaches

• Bullying Prevention Clearing House- 
• Committee for Children
• StopBullying.gov

For Schools

• SchoolSafety.gov

For youth

• PACERs Bullying Prevention Resource Center

Identity-Based Bullying

For adults

• PACERs National Bullying Prevention Center
• PrevNet Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence Network

Race Motivated Bullying

• Committee for Children Racial Motivated Bullying
• The Role Policy Plays in Race Motivated Bullying

LGBTQIA+ Youth

• https://www.glsen.org/
• https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/lgbtq

Youth with Disabilities

• https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/special-needs
• https://www.pacer.org/bullying/info/students-with-disabilities/

Evidence-Based Curriculums to Support Healthy Relationships Among Peers

Two technical assistance packages put out by the CDC put out:

• STOP SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/sv-prevention-technical-package.pdf
• Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan: A Technical Package of Programs, Policies, and Practices https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/ipv-technicalpackages.pdf

Resources to Support More Inclusive Environments for Youth.

• Learning for Justice publishes classroom resources with an easy-to-search lesson plan finder for specific age-appropriate lessons on a variety of issues including gender and sexuality, social justice, racism, and much more: https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources

Resources to Support More Inclusive Environments for LGBTQIA+ Youth.

• Gender Unicorn from Trans Student Educational Resources provides a friendly visual overview of gender identity terminology: https://transstudent.org/gender/
• Gender Spectrum provides a variety of educator tools for creating gender-inclusive classrooms, including their Gender Support Plan: https://genderspectrum.org/articles/using-the-gsp
• Welcoming Schools offers reading lists, curriculum guides, and other resources for schools of all grade levels: https://welcomingschools.org/  
• Family Acceptance Project provides resources for parents and families on how to best support their child, including lists of behaviors that are helpful or hurtful for youth: https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/