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The Interfaith Bullying Prevention Summit
On October 10, 2019, experts in the field of faith-based bullying came together with community trail-blazers and social media leaders in Minneapolis, MN to share problems, solutions, ideas, and initiatives. Faith-based bullying is a pervasive and increasing epidemic in today’s world: based on a 2019 sample of 5,000 middle and high schoolers across the nation, […]
Maya Enista Smith Interview: IBPA 2019 Presenter Interview Series
“I’m excited to hear experts from a wide range of fields speak on what they’ve learned about building kind communities and how we can all work together to support the resilience of young people.” Maya Enista Smith, Born This Way Foundation Executive Director Over 80 speakers and 650 attendees from 18 countries will come together […]
Dr. Sameer Hinduja – Board Member
Meet the IBPA Board How long have you been involved with IBPA? I have been involved with IBPA for almost ten years now. What drew you to the field of bullying prevention? First, I was a kid. It was hard growing up. I love kids and work with them constantly. It’s hard for them growing […]
Jacob Gordon – Board Member
Meet the IBPA Board How long have you been involved with IBPA? I have served on the IPBA Board for 2 years. What drew you to the field of bullying prevention? My long-term public health interest in bridging the gap between prevention research and practice. What is your goal for IBPA in the future? I […]
Few Exhibit Tables Left at the International Bullying Prevention Conference this November in Nashville
There are just a few exhibit tables left at the International Bullying Prevention Conference this November in Nashville. Reserve your table today and showcase your products or services to 800 + professionals working with youth. Click Here to Learn More >>
Highlights from the World Anti-Bullying Forum, Stockholm, Sweden May 2017
By Patti Agatston, PhD, IBPA President The International Bullying Prevention Association was proud to be a sponsor of the inaugural World Anti-Bullying Forum in Stockholm, Sweden. The exceptional conference was organized by Friends, International and was a showcase of thought leaders in the area of research to practice in the field of bullying prevention. According […]
Mary Yoder Holsopple – Board Member
Meet the IBPA Board How long have you been involved with IBPA? I have been attending the IBPA conference every year since 2005. As the bullying prevention coordinator for my school district, my supervisor encouraged me to attend because in his words “I have no other way to provide professional development for you.” I have […]
Blue Whale Challenge
Written by Dr. Justin Patchin, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, Cyberbullying.org. When you sign up for the “Blue Whale Challenge,” you are given a series of tasks over a period of 50 days. One day you could be told to watch a scary movie at 4:20am, while on another you might be required to […]
A Focus On Bullying Prevention and Intervention in Elkhart Community Schools
By Mary Yoder Holsopple At Elkhart Community Schools in Elkhart, Indiana we have been focusing on bullying prevention and intervention for eleven years. We have learned a few things over that time. One of them is the importance of student involvement in the effort. Here are a few examples: In our high schools and middle […]
Mike Donlin – Board Member
Meet the IBPA Board How long have you been involved with IBPA? I attended my first conference in either 2005 or 2006 in Atlanta. I’ve been somehow connected ever since. What drew you to the field of bullying prevention? At the time, I was working for Seattle Public Schools. My colleague, Celia Arriaga, and I […]
Reflections on the 2017 World Anti-Bullying Forum
The inaugural World Anti-Bullying Forum was held in Sweden this week (where the cherry blossoms were blooming!), and I had the honor of representing the Cyberbullying Research Center and the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA) in attending. I am doing some work at Dublin City University for the first half of this summer, and so […]
Beth Yohe – Secretary
Meet the IBPA Board How long have you been involved with IBPA? Since 2012. What drew you to the field of bullying prevention? My main focus was anti-bias education in schools and saw the specific connection between bias and bullying; need to address both in order to create positive, safe learning environments. What is your […]