Building capacity to reduce bullying : workshop summary / Patti Simon and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Law and Justice.

"Bullying - long tolerated as just a part of growing up - finally has been recognized as a substantial and preventable health problem. Bullying is associated with anxiety, depression, poor school performance, and future delinquent behavior among its targets, and reports regularly surface of youth wh...

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Corporate Authors: Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth Across the Lifecourse (Workshop) Washington, D.C.)
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families (Issuing body)
National Research Council (U.S.)
Other Authors: Olsen, Steve, 1956- (Compiler)
Simon, Patti (Compiler)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Physical Description:x, 140 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 23 cm
Also issued online.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Contents:
  • Part I: Understanding Bullying
  • Overview of Bullying and Victimization
  • Targets of Bullying and Bullying Behavior
  • Part II: Contexts for Prevention and Intervention
  • School-Based Interventions
  • Family-Focused Interventions
  • Technology-Based Interventions
  • Community-Based Interventions
  • Peer-Led and Peer-Focused Programs
  • Laws and Public Policies
  • Part III: Future Directions and Overall Themes
  • Translating Bullying Research into Policy and Practice
  • Reflections of School Personnel and Student Perspectives
  • Final Thoughts.