Friday 16 August 2024 Thank you to the 6,418 schools that registered for the 2023 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA), Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative for schools. The 2023 NDA theme, ‘Growing connections’, focused on the importance of building strong school community connections and social skills to help prevent bullying. The[Read More]
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True Colours: Do’s and Dont’s
We know its really hard to know what to do or what to say! We want to fix it and comfort them. THE DOS AND DONT’S: We know that an alarmingly high number of us never report it and suffer in silence instead. If a friend or loved one does decide to open up to[Read More]
The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Child Online in 2020
So many Online Child Safety guides are just scaring parents, without telling them what they can actually do; and this is why we came together, a group of cybersecurity experts and parents, to create a different guide. It’s updated for September 2020, and it’s all about steps you can take to protect your child from[Read More]
Stop Cyberbullying Guide
The Beacon on Fios.Verizon.com, a Verizon authorized retailer has created a Stop Cyberbullying Guide. The guide provides cyberbullying stats, a quiz and a printable certificate of completion. verizon.com/cyberbullying STOP CYBER BULLYING What is it? Spot it Report it Prevent it Test your cyberbullying preparedness. Sources: stopbullying.gov bullyingstatistics.org kidshealth.org
How to Report Bullying on Social Media
Social Media businesses are governed by the laws of the country in which they are headquartered, but they are also expected to comply with local laws where they operate. Most Social Media sites have a reporting system in place aimed at flagging inappropriate content, however, they do come under a lot of criticism for not[Read More]
National Centre Against Bullying
The National Centre Against Bullying (NCAB), an initiative of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, is a peak body working to advise and inform the Australian community on the issue of childhood bullying and the creation of safe schools and communities, including the issue of cyber safety. Who We Are The story and people behind NCAB. Bullying[Read More]
Headspace
Headspace is a confidential, free, anonymous, secure space for you to chat, email or speak with qualified youth mental health professionals if you are 12 – 25 years old. headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, provides early intervention services to 12-25 year olds. headspace offers a youth-friendly service that supports young people experiencing mental health[Read More]
Project Rockit
Project Rockit is Australia’s youth-driven movement against (cyber)bullying. Our organisation is founded on the vision of a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying, hate and prejudice, and all young people are free to realise their potential. Project Rockit delivers its message through online anti-bullying and cyber safety workshops. Primary Workshops BELONG- Building Friendship and[Read More]
Is Your Child A Bully?
Bullying is a growing problem and some children face the threat of abuse from the first days they walk into the schoolyard. Schools officially have no tolerance for bullying or violence, but young children may not fully understand what bullying is, or if they are in fact the bully — that their behaviour is wrong.[Read More]
Bully Zero Ball 2018
The Bully Zero Annual Charity Ball will take place on 13 October 2018 at Peninsula, Docklands, Melbourne. All proceeds will benefit Bully Zero, an organisation that exists to protect and empower Australians to live fulfilling lives free from all forms of bullying. Performances include: Kate Ceberano Tim Campbell Thomas Currie United Dance Industry We hope[Read More]
Ban apps like Sarahah where my daughter was told to “KILL HERSELF”
I have been scared, broken and sick to my stomach ever since I read messages about my 13-year-old daughter including, “I hope SHE KILLS HERSELF. Seriously nobody will care”. No one, especially our youth, should have to read messages like this about them. These messages were sent through an app called Sarahah, which can be[Read More]
Bullying on Snapchat
Parents be aware, bullying on APPs like Snapchat, deletes the messages after they are viewed. Snapchat have a very strict policy regarding bullying which children after often unaware of. Report Abuse on Snapchat If you ever experience any harassment, bullying, or any other safety concern, you can always report it right to us! Every report[Read More]
Online Safety Information
Keep it Private – don’t post anything on a social networking site that identifies your real name, address, phone number, school etc. as this will enable a stranger to contact you in real life. Be careful you don’t identify your friends too. Click here to watch ‘Staying Safe Online’ video Never upload anything that might embarrass you[Read More]
Facebook | Dislike Button
Get behind our DISLIKE push… We would like to see a Facebook DISLIKE button, so that friends can choose to dislike people and posts. DISLIKE buttons gives the power to friends and readers How to support us…. Like | This page (above). Tweet | This page (above) G+ | Google+ this page (above) Like |[Read More]
Anti-Bullying | Facebook
It is simply mind boggling to see just how many anti-bullying campaigns there are on Facebook. This list below was generated on Monday 11th November 2013. Anti-Bully Community 276 like this Search | Photos | Liked by Anti-Bully Community 170 like this Search | Photos | Liked by Project Anti-Bully Non-Profit Organization 9,916 like this[Read More]
Truth about Facebook & Bullying
The truth is social media websites like Facebook know exactly who the bullies are. They know the identity, ip address and other information about every single user. They know exactly who the perpetrators of these crimes are, they have the proof in writing. So why doesn’t Facebook STOP bullying? Since we wrote this post way[Read More]