I am really thrilled to see a new national research center has been created at University of Buffalo to specifically address the serious issues kids are facing with bullying in their lives.
The newly created Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying, Abuse and School Violence will work to help stop what they are calling "child abuse by children."
Janice DeLucia-Waack from U of Buffalo's School Counseling Program said "For a long time in this country it has been just kids being kids, and that this bullying did not have long-term consequences."
Bullying is such as serious issue, and depending on what numbers you look at, this is an issue that could be impacting as many as 1 in 7 school children, which is just heartbreaking.
Janice DeLucia-Waack talks about bullying and the new center in a video online here.
Bullying is getting a lot of national attention right now, which I hope helps kids and parents take a stand. Taking a stand means kids reporting bullying to teachers, and it means parents calling their legislatures to demand tough laws on bullying to protect children in our schools.
Take a stand today!
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