Bullying: For Patients and Consumers

General Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
  • Tourette Syndrome: Bullying
  • Electronic Aggression
  • Electronic Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Educators and Caregivers
  • Safe Youth. Safe Schools
  • Podcast on Bullying as a Public Health Problem
• Webpage on School Violence
• Office of the Surgeon General: Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence
• Department of Health and Human Services: Stop Bullying.gov
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Bullying: It's Not OK
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families
• Office of Women's Health, Girl's Health.gov: Bullying (for girls)
• Medline Plus: Bullying Page
• National Crime Prevention Council:
• Bullying: Information and Resources
• Cyberbullying
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights: Prohibited Disability Harassment
• National Education Association (NEA): NEA's Bully Free: It Starts With Me
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health:

Bullying and Violence

• National Women's Law Center:
• Sexual Harassment & Bullying
• Title IX Protections From Bullying & Harassment in School: FAQs for Students
• Pacer Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities:
• National Bullying Prevention Center
• Teens Against Bullying
• Kids Against Bullying
• The Nemours Foundation:
• Dealing with Bullies (for Kids) [audio available]
• Dealing with Bullying (for Teenagers) (English version) [audio available]
• Dealing with Bullying (for Teenagers) (Spanish version) [audio available]
• Teaching Kids Not to Bully (for Parents) (English version) [audio available]
• Teaching Kids Not to Bully (for Parents) (Spanish version) [audio available]
• U.S. Department of Justice:
• Office of Justice Programs: Fact Sheet: Bullying
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
• Juvenile Justice Bulletin: Bullying
• Bullying in Schools: An Overview (PDF - 478 KB)
• Sesame Street Workshop: Anti-Bullying
• Cartoon Network:
• Stop Bullying
• Maryland's Office of Governor Martin O'Malley:
• Governor's blog on bullying awareness

Services, Resources, and Support

• Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere is a national initiative, led by the CDC, that takes a public health approach to preventing youth violence before it starts.
• Bullying.org: Provides information on bullying and workplace harassment through presentations, online courses, and other materials for youth, parents, educators, and the general public.
• CDC:
• Podcast on "Electronic Aggression": A podcast about bullying for parents and their children
• The Bully Round-Up: An online test for kids to test their knowledge about bullying
• Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center Facebook Page: An informative and interactive resource about bullying
• Cyberbullying Research Center: A resource for parents, educators, law enforcement officers, counselors, and others who work with youth about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
• Committee for Children: Organization that advocates for child health and well-being

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from the NICHD, NIH, or HHS.