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RxBullying
Bullying is the repetitive unwanted and/or aggressive behavior used to intimidate another. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Web Content
Government Information
Alberta
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MyHealth.Alberta.ca
My Health Alberta provides some general information about bullying.
myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=uf4870
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Alberta.ca Bullying Prevention - Resources
Various resources and supports, including prevention tools, are found on this page. The information sheets below are provided on the website:
- Bullying Prevention in Sports
- Bullying Prevention Strategies for Adults
- What Adults Can Do to Prevent and Stop Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Fact Sheet: Healthy Relationships
- Homophobic Bullying Prevention Tips for Parents
- Homophobic Bullying Prevention Tips for Youth
- Respecting Aboriginal Peoples
- Respecting Cultural Diversity
- Transphobic Bullying
- What Adults Can Do to Prevent and Stop Bullying
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Alberta.ca Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA)
Various resources and supports, on how to promote welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools for LGBTQ2S+ students and their allies. The following information is provided on the website:
- What is a GSA?
- Why GSAs are Important
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Alberta Government Bullying
Bullying information helpline for parents and teachers by the Alberta Government.
- Bullying - Get Help
- Bullying Prevention
Canada
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Healthy Canadians
Information about bullying and bullying prevention programs are found on this page.
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Get Cyber Safe
Online safety tips are provided from the Government of Canada.
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RCMP Bullying and Cyber Bullying
The RCMP has a page with information about bullying, the legal impacts, and what you can do.
Information for Kids and Teens
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Kids Help Phone
The info booth has information about what bullying is and some strategies that can help you if you are being bullied at school or in your community. You'll also learn about what to do if you've witnessed bullying, or if you are bullying others.
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Prevnet
Prevnet has provided spaces for both kids and teens to help those affected by bullying.
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Need Help Now
This site helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way.
Information for Parents
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Media Smarts
Parents can learn about cyberbullying and ways to protect their child from Media Smarts.
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Prevnet
Prevnet aims to educate about and prevent bullying across Canada.
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Canadian Red Cross
Information for parents, youth, educators, and First Nations Communities about bullying is provided by Canadian Red Cross.
redcross.ca/how-we-help/violence--bullying-and-abuse-prevention
Book List
These resources are available to borrow in the Family Library. You can also check with your local library to see if they are available.
You can download, print, and share this PDF, or our Destiny Collection List.-
Coloroso draws upon her decades of experience in this guide about the many aspects of bullying.
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Bullying No More : Understanding and Preventing Bullying
Bullying No More offers parents techniques to recognize and understand bullying. Prevention and intervention strategies are also presented.
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Little Girls Can Be Mean : Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades
Young girls face many friendship and relationship challenges. This book provides tools to help your girls become stronger, happier, and better able to enjoy friendships at school and beyond.
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Hey, Back Off! : Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment
This comprehensive guide for teens uses real life examples and stories to illustrate the tips for dealing with harassment.
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It Gets Better : Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living
Written for LGBT youth, this collection of essays and stories offers encouragement for those who are being bullied.
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Bystander Power : Now with Anti-Bullying Action
This middle grade guide utilizes cartoons and humor to teach kids how to safely stand up against bullying and support kids who are targeted.
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In this story about Katie, a reformed bully, kids are provided with real life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression.
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A Tattle-Tell Tale : A Story About Getting Help
Elementary aged students can learn about the difference between tattling and telling in this story about Joseph and his lunchroom bully.
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Noni learns how to speak up for her friend Hector who is being bullied in this book written for pre-school/ early elementary aged children.
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Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
Llama Llama is being teased and he isn't sure what to do. Preschool aged children can learn about coping with bullies in this simple picture book.
Contributors
Thank you to our friends from Canadian Red Cross, Calgary Public Library, CAYAC, Mood, Anxiety, and Psychosis Services, Healthy Minds/Healthy Children - Outreach and Continuing Education, and Reproductive Health, Healthy Children and Families for their contributions.
Current as of: Sept 1, 2022