Bullying

Bullying has come into the national spotlight within the past year due to some tragic cases primarily involving young adults. At the state level there are several organizations and agencies which offer information and resources for schools, parents, children and adults on signs of bullying and how to deal with it. Below are some links to resources with an emphasis on Kansas information.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Kansas Bullying Prevention
Kansas State Department of Education
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.ksde.org/bullyingprevention
(Links, Instate resources and organizations, Kansas Safe Schools Hotline, etc)

Bullying Prevention
(Kansas Safe Schools Resource Center)
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3896

Kansas Bullying Prevention Program
http://www.stopbullyingkansas.org/

Definitions and Characteristics of Bullying
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3913

Sample Bullying Prevention Program
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3902

Sample Bullying Prevention Policies
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3904

Cyberbullying
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3900
(Kansas State Dept of Education)

Cyber Bullying
http://www.netsafekansas.com/content/page/id/190
(Net Safe Kansas)

Cyberbullying
http://libguides.pittstate.edu/cyberbullying
(Resources provided by Axe Library, Pittsburg State University)

Kansas Children's Service League
https://www.kcsl.org/BullyingPrevention.aspx

Kansas Suicide & Crisis Hotline
http://suicidehotlines.com/kansas.html

Stop Bullying Now
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/default.aspx
(U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))

Bully Police USA
http://www.bullypolice.org/

BullyingInfo.org
http://www.BullyingInfo.org

Safe & Civil Schools
http://www.safeandcivilschools.com/

National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.ncpc.org/search?SearchableText=bullying
(Search results for "bullying")

WORKPLACE BULLYING

Workplace Bullying Institute
http://www.workplacebullying.org/targets.html
(Online brochures offered by the Institute)

Workplace Bullying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_bullying
(Wikipedia)

Workplace Mobbing
http://workplace-mobbing.com/

Workplace Bullying: What Everyone Needs to Know
http://www.wfse.org/info/Bullying.pdf
(Washington State publication with good, general information)

PUBLICATIONS

U.S Department of Education
http://www.edpubs.gov/ProductCatalog.aspx?KeyWordSearch=&TypeofSearch=exact&searchterm=bullying

Bullies Booklist for Teens
http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Bullies_Booklist_for_Teens
(Grand Rapids Public Library)

Bullying: A Fiction and Nonfiction Resource Guide
http://info.infosoup.org/lists/bullying.asp
(InfoSoup)

ATLAS ONLINE CATALOG
(Holdings at the State Library of Kansas, Washburn University, Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas Supreme Court libraries)
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