Here are some helpful resources to get informed about bullying and steps you can take to create safe and supportive environments in your community.
University of Montana: Crucial Conversations – Bullying
University of Montana: College of Education – Bullying Prevention
Parenting Montana: Tools For Your Child’s Success
Youth Connections: Bullying and Violence
Montana Department of Justice: For Teens and Tweens – Cyberbullying
Office of Public Instruction: Bully Free Montana
Childhood Bullying
PACER: National Bullying Prevention Center
Adult Bullying
- Adult Bullying
- Parents That Bully Children and Others
- Fat Shaming and Body Shaming
- Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Cyberbullying on the College Campus
Mental Health America: Workplace Culture and Bullying
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health: Harassment and Bullying Prevention
BCBSMT Connect: How You Can Help Stop Bullying
Missoulian: Bully-Free Montana Act in action (guest column)
Great Falls Tribune: Gov. Bullock Signs Montana anti-bullying bill into law
NBC Montana: Bullying reports continue at Montana schools, despite antibullying laws
High Country News: How a Montana school is combatting bullying and suicide
KULR8: Montana ranks among highest for bullying – what you can do to help
Ragan: Workplace bullying rampant in the US
The Muse: How to spot and stop workplace bullies
Inc.com: Top 25 tactics of workplace bullies
Entrepreneur: 8 steps to surviving workplace bullies
The Balance Careers: How to protect yourself from bullying in the workplace
Signs a Child is Being Bullied
- Unexplainable injuries
- Lost or destroyed clothing, books, electronics, or jewelry
- Frequent headaches or stomach aches, feeling sick or faking illness
- Changes in eating habits, like suddenly skipping meals or binge eating. Kids may come home from school hungry because they did not eat lunch.
- Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
- Declining grades, loss of interest in schoolwork, or not wanting to go to school
- Sudden loss of friends or avoidance of social situations
- Feelings of helplessness or decreased self esteem
- Self-destructive behaviors such as running away from home, harming themselves, or talking about suicide
- If you know someone in serious distress or danger, don’t ignore the problem. Get help right away.
Signs a Child is Bullying Others
- Get into physical or verbal fights
- Have friends who bully others
- Are increasingly aggressive
- Get sent to the principal’s office or to detention frequently
- Have unexplained extra money or new belongings
- Blame others for their problems
- Don’t accept responsibility for their actions
- Are competitive and worry about their reputation or popularity