Bullying is a pressing issue facing schools and has clear destructive outcomes for students. All States have enacted anti-bullying legislation, and many schools implement bullying prevention programs, yet bullying rates are not significantly declining. Why is this? In this talk, we will argue that comprehensive school-based bullying assessments are necessary to move the needle.
Jennifer Greif Green is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the Boston University School of Education and a clinical psychologist. She partners with local school districts to study how assessments of bullying and mental health can be used to inform prevention and intervention efforts.
Melissa Holt is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at the Boston University School of Education. Her research focuses on better understanding bullying dynamics, how bullying affects psychological and educational functioning among youth, the overlap between victimization exposures among youth, and youth violence prevention
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
