Bullying Resources & Safe Schools for LGBT Students

Families

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare Information Gatewayopens in new window connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.

Homelessness

• Larkin Street Stories: The Homeless LGBT Experienceopens in new window, a video series funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  April 15, 2011

Safer Schools

Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)

• High School Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectivenessopens in new window; Applied Developmental Science, November 2011
• The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Networkopens in new window strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
• The Gay-Straight Alliance Networkopens in new window offers bilingual information and resources on how to start gay-straight alliances as well a list of existing GSAs.
• The Youth & Schools Programopens in new window of the American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project works to make public schools safe and bias-free, defends free expression in public schools, and works to help students establish GSAs.

School Climate

• Special Issue: Creating and Maintaining Safe and Responsive Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youthsopens in new window, Journal of School Violence, Dec. 5, 2012

Training

• The GroundSpark Respect for All Projectopens in new window facilitates the development of inclusive, bias-free schools and communities by providing media resources, support and training to youth, educators and service providers.
• The Safe Schools Coalitionopens in new window works to help schools become safe places where every child can learn regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Bullying

• Psychology topic
  Articles, podcasts, press releases, continuing education programs, and publications about bullying

Sexual Harassment

• The Office for Civil Rightsopens in new window in the US Department of Education provides guidance about and enforces key federal civil rights laws in the nation’s school, including laws preventing sexual harassment.

Violence Prevention

• The CDC Division of Injury and Violence Preventionopens in new window offers extensive guidance on preventing:
  1. Youth bullying and violence.opens in new window
  2. Teen dating abuse.opens in new window
  3. Sexual abuse.opens in new window
  4. Suicide.opens in new window

Suicide Prevention

Connection with Bullying

• Bullying and Suicideopens in new window - Klomek, A. B., Kleinman, M., Altschuler, E., Marrocco, F., Amakawa, L., & Gould, M. S. (2011). High school bullying as a risk for later depression and suicidality. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 41(5), 501-516.
• Suicide and Bullying: Issue Briefopens in new window (PDF, 381KB) by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

Ideation and Self-Harm

• Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youthopens in new window , American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 2012

School Environment

• The Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youthopens in new window, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, Pediatrics, published online April 18, 2011

Drug-Free Schools

• The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schoolsopens in new window in the U.S. Department of Education administers various programs that promote safe schools, effective crisis response, drug abuse and violence prevention, and the health and well being of students.

Health Risks, Including Sexual Health

• CDC Reportopens in new window (PDF, 1.74MB) Finds Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students at Greater Risk for Unhealthy, Unsafe Behaviors, June 2011. Press releaseopens in new window.

International

• Good Policy and Practice in HIV and Health Education
  opens in new window Education Sector Responses to Homophobic Bullying by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
• UNESCO leads a landmark anti-bullying initiativeopens in new window, first-ever international consultation to address bullying against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) students in educational institutions.

Law and Public Policy

• Michigan Project for Informed Public Policyopens in new window Research Fact Sheet: What does the Social Science Research Tell Us about the Impact of Bullying on LGBTQ Young People?opens in new window (PDF, 588KB)  October 2012 

• Aug. 4, 2010, Coalition Letter to Secetary Sebelius on Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Harassment Recommendationsopens in new window (PDF, 88KB)

• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report Peer-to-Peer Violence + Bullying: Examining the Federal Responseopens in new window (PDF, 2.7MB). 
  Sep. 26, 2011

• Lambda Legalopens in new window is a civil rights organization for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV.