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Understanding the Link Between Childhood Bullying and Sexual Violence

Mar 19, 2013 By: Alana Vivolo-Kantor, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois and Kathleen Basile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention
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Most experts acknowledge that bullying is a serious problem that has negative consequences for both perpetrators and victims.

Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo, Colorado Safe Haven: Building Community Support

Mar 05, 2013 By: Ingrid Donato, Chief, Mental Health Promotion Branch, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member and Kim Storey, EdD, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention and Ron Slaby, PhD, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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After a survey found that students didn’t feel safe in their Pueblo, Colorado community, the Safe Haven for Pueblo Bullying Victims Project stepped in to mak