Resources About Bullying

If you or someone you know is in immediate risk of harm because of bullying, call 911 or the suicide prevention hotline:

Santa Clara County – 1-855-278-4204
San Mateo County – 1-650-579-0350
Nationwide – 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Additional crisis resources include the following:

Call 211 for free, non-emergency, confidential referrals to critical health and human services in 170 languages. Or, visit their Web site at 211 Santa Clara County
General resources for teens in Santa Clara County (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
National resources for times of crisis
Youth aged 12-24 can speak confidentially to a trained counselor by phone 24 hours a day at the California Youth Crisis Line—call 1-800-843-5200

General resources about bullying are organized into these categories:

Additional resources are available for these topics:

Kids and Teens

StopBullying.gov offers separate sections for kids, teens and young adults to help them understand how to identify and stop bullying.
ReachOut helps teens and young adults facing tough times. All content is written by teens and young adults, for teens and young adults.
MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers.
Hey, Terra! answers your questions with thoughtful advice.
ABC Family has partnered with Seventeen Magazine to reduce digital drama – including video clips, a blog, and strategies for teens.

Adults and Families

For a great list of books that address bullying for preschool thru middle school check out ADL Curriculum Connections
StopBullying.gov helps parents understand what to do if their child is being bullied or might be a bully and offers resources for getting help.
PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center offers a number of helpful resources.
PACER’s information sheet Steps To Take If Your Child Is Being Bullied At School helps parents work with their children, school and district to address bullying issues.
PACER’s information sheet Talk With Your Child About Bullying offers helpful tips for starting this important conversation with your children.
The Alum Rock Counseling Center offers counseling for youth between 6 and 17.

Schools

Project Cornerstone offers a range of services to help schools reduce bullying and improve climate.
Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to promoting tolerant, inclusive, hate-free environments at home, in schools and communities.
The National Bullying Prevention Center promotes awareness and teach ways to respond to bullying.
The Anti-Defamation League’s A World Of Difference® Institute offers curriculum and resources to help create safe schools for all students, recognize bias, explore diversity; improve intergroup relations and combat racism, anti-Semitism and all forms of prejudice and bigotry.
Common Sense Media has developed Standing up, Not Standing By: A Free Cyberbullying Toolkit for Educators to assist schools in taking a stand against cyberbullying.

GLBTQ
Resources for youth:

The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone. www.thetrevorproject.org
It Gets Better was founded to prevent suicide among LGBTQ youth by having gay adults convey the message that these teens’ lives will improve. The site offers many kids something they've never had before: the ear of a sympathetic adult who understands exactly what they're going through. www.itgetsbetter.org

Resources for schools:

The California Safe Schools Coalition works to eliminate discrimination and harassment on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity in California schools.
Welcoming Schools offers an LGBT-inclusive approach to addressing family diversity, gender stereotyping, bullying and name-calling in K-5 learning environments.
The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Network empowers youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in the schools.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is a national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.

Online Bullying and Cyberbullying

Common Sense Media offers information for parents to help young people understand online bullying and learn how to be an UP-stander instead of a bystander when it occurs.
The Cyberbullying Research Center provides information and data about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
The Anti-Defamation League offers tools to respond to cyberbullying for educators, families and youth.
OnGuardOnline.gov's Net Cetera campaign provides information and resources about helping kids make safe, responsible decisions when they're online.
ABC Family has partnered with Seventeen Magazine to reduce digital drama – including video clips, a blog, and strategies for teens.

Bullying Related to Disabilities

PACER (the Minnesota Parent Training and Information Center) is dedicated to supporting families with children who have disabilities. www.pacer.org
Telling Classmates About Your Child’s Disability May Foster Acceptance helps families develop strategies to educate the school community about a disabled child’s abilities and differences. www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c101.pdf
Notifying School Administrators of Harassment Concerns provides families with information about the laws related to protecting disabled youth at school. www.pacer.org/publications/bullypdf/BP-5.pdf