bullying prevention
Stopping targeted cruelty
Bullying prevention refers to programs, policies, and strategies designed to reduce or eliminate bullying behavior in schools, workplaces, and other settings.
These efforts typically combine education about respectful behavior, clear consequences for aggression, and systems for reporting incidents: The school district invested heavily in bullying prevention after several students transferred.
The term often appears in institutional contexts and grant applications.
- empathy trainingTeaching perspective-taking skills
- social skillsAbility to interact well
- disciplinary measuresPenalties for wrongdoing
- zero tolerancePolicy allowing no infractions
- school policiesInstitutional rules for students
classroom discussions · speak up · counseling services · trusted adult · teacher training · bystander · empathy · resilience · communication skills · conflict resolution · peer relationships · buddy system · peer mediation · educational videos · emotional regulation · restorative practices · school climate · safe space
- conflict management in schoolsmediation, peer mediation, de-escalation, conflict resolution, dispute resolution
- youth policyyouth advocacy, youth councils, youth voice, youth leadership, youth employment
- PSAsPSA, anti-smoking campaigns, PSAs, health campaigns, anti-drug ads
- school safetyschool safety, lockdown, lockdown drill, safe schools, fire drill
- child protectionchild protection, child safety, safeguarding, child services, child advocacy
- Educational Psychologyeducational psychology, school psychology, learning theory, cognitive development, Piaget
bullying preventionturning a blind eye
Intentionally disregarding something obvious
looking the other way · inaction · neglect · denial · indifference
bullying preventionvictim blaming
Faulting those who suffered
mobbing · intimidation tactics · social exclusion · cyberbullying