Bullying Prevention: A Summary of the Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Publication Title

Prevention Science

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2016

Abstract

Long tolerated as a rite of passage into adulthood, bullying is now recognized as a major and preventable public health problem. The consequences of bullying - for those who are bullied, the perpetrators of bullying, and the witnesses - include poor physical health, anxiety, depression, increased risk for suicide, poor school performance, and future delinquent and aggressive behavior. Despite ongoing efforts to address bullying at the law, policy, and programmatic levels, there is still much to learn about the consequences of bullying and the effectiveness of various responses. In 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report entitled Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy and Practice, which examined the evidence on bullying, its impact, and responses to date. This article summarizes the report's key findings and recommendations related to bullying prevention.

Recommended Citation

Daniel J. Flannery, Jonathan Todres, Catherine P. Bradshaw, Angela Frederick Amar, Sandra Graham, Mark Hatzenbuehler, Matthew Masiello, Megan Moreno, Regina Sullivan, Tracy Vaillancourt, Suzanne M. Le Menestrel, & Frederick, Bullying Prevention: A Summary of the Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 17 Prevention Sci. 1044 (2016).

DOI

10.1007/s11121-016-0722-8

Volume

17

Issue

8

First Page

1044

Last Page

1053

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