Resource Links
The following is a list of Web sites we recommend to learn more about the topics we care about most.
Bullying
Character Education
Child Abuse
Children and Families
Education
School Safety
Social and Emotional Learning
Substance Abuse Prevention
Violence Prevention
Bullying
Bullying at School Information
User-friendly site that includes tips for families and specific ideas for dealing with bullying at school (sponsored by the Scottish Council for Research in Education).
CNN Report: Bullies at Risk of Becoming Criminals
Article focusing on how bullies and their victims often develop behavioral and emotional problems later in life.
Education World: Bullying
Resources for teaching K–12 students about bullying, including lesson plans, classroom activities, and links to topical Web sites.
GetNetWise: Keeping Children Safe Online
Information on safe searching and social networking for families, including an Online Safety Guide.
Kids' Health: Bullying and Your Child
Article about the different ways kids bully and how parents can resolve issues with their own kids who are being bullied or doing the bullying.
The Ophelia Project
The Ophelia Project serves youth and adults who are affected byrelational and other non-physical forms of aggression by providing themwith a unique combination of tools, strategies and solutions.
Character Education
Character Education Partnership
Nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's K–12 schools.
Goodcharacter.com: Great Web Resources for Teachers
Web resources for character education, including materials for class discussions, writing assignments, and student activities.
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Child Abuse
Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children
Network of more than 50,000 volunteers that serve 225,000 abused and neglected children through 900+ local program offices nationwide.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Resources and information about child protection for childcare providers, parents, and guardians; CyberTipline and AMBER Alert.
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
Publications, program materials, posters, and informational and policy reports on a variety of crime prevention and community-building subjects.
Office for Victims of Crimes: Missing and Exploited Children
Links to organizations that work in the field of missing and exploited children.
Prevent Child Abuse America
Tools for Child Abuse Prevention Month (April), prevention tips, research and fact sheets about child abuse and neglect, conferences/event listings, and links to local chapters.
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Children and Families
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Facts for Families
Provides concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families (English and Spanish).
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Information about volunteering as a Big Brother or Sister and research on the effectiveness of the program.
Child Trends DataBank
Latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being, including social and emotional development.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities; CEEP is part of the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Promising Practices Network
Dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, families, and communities; offers summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children.
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Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that addresses all aspects of effective teaching and learning; publishes Educational Leadership magazine.
Education Development Center
International, nonprofit organization with more than 325 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world.
The Global Campaign for Education
Organization promoting free, compulsory education for all with a focus on children, women, and the disadvantaged.
Learning Point Associates
Learning Point Associates is a nonprofit educational organization with more than 20 years of direct experience working with and for educators and policymakers to transform education systems and student learning.
National Center for Educational Statistics
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education (located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences).
Phi Delta Kappa
Promotes high-quality education, in particular publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life.
School Safety
National School Safety Center
Advocate for safe, secure, and peaceful schools; free resources on bullying and creating safe schools; school safety leadership training and site assessments.
Social and Emotional Learning
Academic and Social-Emotional Learning
Booklet by Dr. Maurice Elias about teaching students social and emotional skills for success in school and life (published by the International Bureau of Education, UNESCO).
Introducing a Social and Emotional Learning Program
Article filled with great advice from respected educators who have successfully implemented social and emotional learning programs.
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
Works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning (SEL); offers publications, in-depth information, resources, and services.
Center for Social and Emotional Education
Organization that helps schools integrate crucial social and emotional learning with academic instruction; offers research, best practices, and other information and resources for creating a positive school climate.
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Promotes the social and emotional outcomes and enhances the school readiness of low-income children birth to age five and serves as a national resource center for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to Head Start and childcare programs across the country.
Six Seconds
Nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing emotional intelligence into practice in schools, families, organizations, and communities.
Substance Abuse Prevention
A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
Public education Web site for parents and adults who work with youth to help prevent underage use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs (developed by SAMHSA).
Drug Strategies
Promotes more effective approaches to the nation's drug problems and supports private and public efforts to reduce the demand for drugs through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement, and community initiatives.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Works with states and communities to develop comprehensive prevention systems that create healthy communities; offers grants, prevention-education tools, model programs, and many more prevention resources.
Violence Prevention
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Research program of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado that provides literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence, particularly adolescent violence.
Hamilton Fish Institute
Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the reduction of school and community violence.
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
Information on the topic of children and violence, including school violence, and a resource center that includes web resources, the latest research, and professional tools.
Partnerships Against Violence Network
"Virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different federal agencies.
