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Ontario Minstry of Education

The government's new bullying prevention strategy will help to prevent bullying and tackle its causes. Bullying: A Culture of Silence is listed here in the registry of bullying prevention programs.

Kidshelpphone.ca

Kidshelp Phone. Kids can call or post a message 24/7 for anonymous professional counselling. In 2007 Kids help phone was used more than two million times by kids from almost 3,000 different Canadian communities.

Kinsa.net

Kinsa: The kids’ Internet Safety Alliance site features some first-class resources, including a comic book that outlines Internet safety basics, plus a discussion guide for parents.

media-awareness.ca

Media-awareness. The media awareness network site offers “Internet 101” for parents, safety checklist and detailed explanations of technological terminology.

opp.ca

Opp. Search “cyber-bullying” at the Ontario provincial site for an excellent tip sheet.

Generation MySpace (book)

Generation MySpace: Helping your Teen Survive Online Adolescence. Author: Candice M. Kelsey. An excellent primer for parents that translates the lingo and covers issues such as the unique pressures girls face online and how the Internet has contributed to teen drug culture. (Wendy Haaf Today’s Parent).

yourlifecounts.org

Your life counts. Helping youth change self destructive behaviours that can lead to suicide through community education, strategic intervention programs, and online support initiatives.

presentmomenthealing.com

Karen Binch M.A. Psychotherapist
Karen Binch has over twenty years experience in offering therapy and counselling support to youth, families and adults. In her work with youth she brings wisdom and sensitivity to responding to the multi-faceted issues of bullying and its potential lasting effects on those who participate in bullying, those who are targeted by bullying and those who witness bullying.

kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html

KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.

stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov

Sure, there are plenty of adults who say they remember what it was like to be bullied, but thousands of young people still have to deal with it every day!

wiredsafey.org

WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages.

www.bullying.org

Bullying.org's purpose is to eliminate bullying in our society by supporting individuals and organizations to take positive actions against bullying through the sharing of resources, and to guide and champion them in creating non-violent solutions to the challenges and problems associated with bullying.

www.deal.org

The deal.org Program was started in 1997. Affiliated with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, deal.org is, above all else, an information and prevention tool for youth.

The Bully the Bullied and the Bystander (book)

The Bully the Bullied and the Bystander: From Pre-School to High School - How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence, by Barbara Coloroso

www.londonabc.ca

The London Anti-bullying coalition is an independent non-profit, advocacy organization which strives to foster a culture of fairness, respect and equality for all students in every school; thus eliminating the problem of bullying.

yorkregionantibullying.org

York Region Anti-Bullying Coalition is a non-profit advocacy organization to assist parents in navigating the complex school system when trying to find answers. We strive for a school system that will foster equality among all students, a mutual respect for one another, and a culture of fairness void of racism and violence.

PREVNet.ca

PREVNet is a national network of Canadian researchers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments committed to stop bullying.