DID YOU KNOW?

Bullying is impactful and can affect everyone-those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying.

Acting now and taking a STAND against bullying is critical for:

  • Safety
  • Mental Health
  • Resilience
  • Regaining Hope
  • Recovery & Renewal
  • Moving Forward

Welcome to this community of upstanders who stand up, speak out and cheer others along in life.

We exist to take a stand against bullying, and put an end to the empathy crisis our society is facing.

Upstander = someone who sees a problem and takes action, particularly someone who intervenes on behalf of a person being attacked or bullied.

Join us in taking the #StandWithMe anti-bullying pledge and become an upstander today

JOIN US IN THIS EFFORT AS WE:

  • Empower upstanders to unite and stand for and with those who need our help
  • Educate about and practice empathy
  • Share resources and tools for targets of bullying and exclusion

FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Download the free #StandandCheer Kindness Challenge  and take action to become an upstander, exhibit leadership and show kindness in your school and community.

FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS

Download the free #StandandCheer Kindness Challenge and take action to become an upstander, exhibit leadership and show kindness in your school and community.

FOR FAMILIES

Download the free #StandandCheer Kindness Challenge and take action to become an upstander, exhibit leadership and show kindness in your school and community.

The Problem: Bullying Leads to Real Consequences for Everyone

THE TARGETS OF BULLYING

THE BULLY

THE BYSTANDERS

Children and teens who are bullied are more likely to:

  • Experience depression and anxiety
  • Have decreased academic
    achievement
  • Miss class or drop out of school
  • Have an increased risk for
    substance use

Children and teens who bully others can also engage in violent and risky behaviors into adulthood. They are more likely to:

  • Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school
  • Abuse alcohol and other drugs both in adolescence, and as adults
  • Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults
  • Be abusive toward their romantic
    partners, spouses, or children as adults

Children and teens who witness bullying as bystanders are more likely to:

  • Have increased use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
  • Miss or skip school
  • Have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety

The Solution: Empathy Training + Action by Upstanders + Appropriate Consequence for the Bully + Recovery for the Victim

FOR PARENTS

3 steps to take if your child/teen is being bullied

FOR EDUCATORS

5 steps for making your school a bully-free and safe space

FOR UPSTANDERS

10 things you can do to assist someone who is being bullied