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Empowering Schools to Change Behavior and Attitudes

May 05, 2020 By: Mary Poulin Carlton, Ph.D., Social Science Analyst, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice
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Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention
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On December 3, 2019, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention co-sponsored a webinar, Applying the Latest Rese

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Bullying Has Negative Consequences For All Involved

Oct 10, 2019 By: Caroline B.R. Evans, Ph.D., North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center (NC YVPC) and Khiya J. Marshall, Dr.P.H., National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NCIPC, CDC) and Melissa C. Mercado-Crespo, PhD, MSc, MA, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member and Paul R. Smokowski, Ph.D., NC YVPC, and School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
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Bullying is an unwanted aggressive behavior characterized by repetition (i.e., it is repeated or has a high likelihood of being repeated), and a power imbala

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February 26- March 4, 2018 Is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Feb 28, 2018 By: Ingrid Donato, Chief, Mental Health Promotion Branch, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member and Jillian Lampert, Emily Program and the Eating Disorders Coalition
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February 26 – March 4, 2018 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and an opportunity to talk about the connection between bullying and eating disorders.