Bullying Prevention
Bias-based bullying is one of the primary drivers of mental illness and substance use & abuse in young people. The primary goal with any bullying prevention effort is to move people from bystanders to potential defenders, and the fastest way to get there is education.
Resources & Links
Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces
Welcoming Schools offers an extraordinary source for resources, data, books, and even lesson plans for creating a school climate that is welcoming for everyone. Under their resources section you can find most of the slides from our session on why pronouns matter, an amazing page on answering tough questions, as well as so much more, and their incredible Gender-Expansive Youth Report.
This is a great resource on why using the correct pronouns a person goes by is so important and cultivating more inclusive work and community spaces for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
AMAZE harnesses the power of digital media to provide young adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online—regardless of where they live or what school they attend.
Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990, GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
This project is another great resource and their glossary videos are particularly helpful in adding visuals to help explain vocabulary.
CO4Kids is a Colorado statewide campaign preventing child abuse and neglect, and put out a powerful piece on understanding pronouns.
The American Academy of Pediatrics runs a fantastic site called HealthyChildren.org, with a really excellent section on gender diversity and childhood development. Sometimes people confuse them with the group known as American College of Pediatricians which is listed as an LGBTQ hate group.
SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with developmentally appropriate tools to support students in learning to read, write and build a more equitable world. Teaching for Change developed SocialJusticeBooks.org in 2017 to identify and promote the best multicultural and social justice children’s books, as well as articles and books for educators.
Interrupting race-based bullying
One of the best known resources for parents, educators, and youth workers across the country working to dismantle racism in their schools and communities.
Providing training and assistance for schools, community organizations, and leaders, to help us build our capacity to interrupt inequity in our sphere of influence.
SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with developmentally appropriate tools to support students in learning to read, write and build a more equitable world. Teaching for Change developed SocialJusticeBooks.org in 2017 to identify and promote the best multicultural and social justice children’s books, as well as articles and books for educators.
Courageous Conversations is a project of the Pacific Education Group that is designed to support people in discussing the uncomfortable topic of race and racism explicitly.
This is a fantastic remix for young audiences of Kendi’s Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas In America reimagined by Jason Reynolds. It is a deeply accessible read and a powerful resource for young people and adults alike to learn about how racist ideas were formed together.
Interrupting gender-based bullying
The Representation Project is a powerful resource challenging the binary stereotypes that limit what young people are allowed to express within gender norms.
SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with developmentally appropriate tools to support students in learning to read, write and build a more equitable world. Teaching for Change developed SocialJusticeBooks.org in 2017 to identify and promote the best multicultural and social justice children’s books, as well as articles and books for educators.
This article is a helpful resource in understanding wage disparity between men and women. Explicitly analyzing pay rates across gender is a helpful way to illuminate wage disparity and then begin to address it.
What this looks like in the Silver Thread Public Health District
Silver Thread Public Health aims to create a supportive, welcoming environment where any form of bullying is named, interrupted, and unlearned. We are committed to achieving a culture of respect throughout our communities, enabling every visitor and member of our community to thrive.