Tips for Youth

How can I stop bullying?

Prevention

Intervention

Standing Up for Yourself

Addressing Bullying Behavior

How Can I Stop Bullying Others?

You are not a bully.

It is a behavior and not your identity.

Understand why.

Bullying is a learned behavior and is often used as a coping mechanism for a stressful situation.

Seek a resolve.

Find a way in which you can resolve the situation. Get help. You are deserving of support.

Reprogram your stress.

It's important to recognize stress and deal with it accordingly.

Speak about it.

Find somebody you trust and talk about everything that is bothering you.

Understand the impact.

Cyberbullying hurts in real life.

How can I protect myself online?

How Can I Stop Cyberbullying?

Think before you text or post online.

Assume everything you text or post online is permanent and public. Never share personal information or anything you wouldn't share in real life online.

Refuse to participate.

Do not like, share, or respond to mean or hurtful comments or content. Either ignore or report the comments or content.

Tell the individual(s) to stop.

Be assertive, but not aggressive. Use humor to help defuse the situation and direct it away from the targeted individual. Do not retaliate or fight back, as it will make the situation worse.

Block the individual(s) from your phone, games, and apps.

Unfriend the individual(s) on games and apps. Change your privacy and security settings to prevent the individual(s) can't access your personal information.

Take a screenshot of the incident(s) for evidence.

This will help support your claim when you report to relevant authorities.

Report the incident(s) to relevant authorities.

This can include social media platforms, moderators, school officials, trusted adults, and other relevant authorities. Provide the evidence you collected as support for your claims.