Massachusetts just passed the state’s first anti-bullying law, yet the more important issue is whether children will learn how to prevent bullying from happening in the first place, says EDC’s Ron
On May 3, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick signed the state’s first anti-bullying law, four months after the suicide of Phoebe Prince, 15, of South Hadley, Massachusetts.
TEACH VIP E-Learning is a new online training resource for public health professionals, educators, and non-profits on preventing injuries, violence, and suicide.
Injuries are a major global health problem, killing almost six million people each year and harming millions more.
TEACH VIP E-Learning was funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and developed by EDC’s division of Health and Human Development. For more information contact Carmen Aldinger at caldinger@edc.org.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
Funder:
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Many years of prevention research and practice support the use of a systematic planning and evaluation process when organizing complex, multifaceted interventions.
The Caribbean Union of Teachers is concerned about violence in their schools and invited HHD to present about effective prevention strategies and the Health and Family Life Education.
For children to really learn at school, they must feel safe—both physically and emotionally; and they also need to be connected to caring adults.
