Unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children and adults. It involves a real or felt power imbalance.
Bullying can be:
Making fun of a person’s:
Bullying may be repeated over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. Children and adults with disabilities are 3 times more likely to be involved with bullying or harassment than non-disabled peers.
Website includes Types of Bullying ( including cyberbullying), risk factors, warning signs, resources and prevention. Information is provided for parents, teachers, community, teens and kids.
App for parents and caregivers has simple conversation starters to begin a discussion with your child. Also includes tips, warning signs, links to social media and info for educators.
PACER provides innovative resources for students, parents, educators, and others, and recognizes bullying as a serious community issue that impacts education, physical and emotional health, and the safety and well-being of students.
Specific Target Groups:
Children can be seen as different from their peers. A supportive setting may not be there. They can be at a higher risk of being bullied. The groups can include:
Information about the three kinds of bullying: physical, verbal and social. Children with disabilities are sometimes more often bullied than children without disabilities.
National Education Association
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center
The motivations for disablist bullying may include; discrimination on the basis of a disability. It can be a lack of understanding of a person’s disability.
Information for students in all school settings
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets. It includes social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.
Social online harassment can be done through e-mail, cellphones, text messages and instant messaging.
U.S. Department of Education
How to talk about bullying and what you need to know about bullying.
A crisis and suicide hotline for transgender individuals
Phone: 1-877-565-8860
Workplace harassment can be:
Information for Workers and information on Employer Liability
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What to do if you believe you have been harassed at work. Info from U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Bullying in the workplace can lead to increased absenteeism, employee turnover, even lawsuits. Here’s how employers can reduce aggressive behavior among employees.
US Department of Labor
Resources for survivors
Sexual harassment can be:
MASS Advocates Standing Strong
Learn about what activities are considered sexual harassment in the workplace. Your rights are protected by the MCAD.
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fact Sheet last updated on: 11/19/2024
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