Tier
Tier 1: Positive Mental Health Promotion
Tier 2: Early Intervention cohort specific support
Program Description
The Bully Stoppers online toolkit supports the school community, including teachers, principals, parents/carers and students, to understand, prevent and respond to bullying.
The toolkit provides evidence-informed advice and resources for different stakeholder groups to:
• understand, prevent and respond to all forms of bullying behaviour
• develop and implement strategies for when bullying occurs
• empower students to be upstanders.
Detailed Cost
Free
Implementation Considerations
Target audience: School communities.
Program adaptability: Toolkit content can be adapted to the individual school context. The toolkit is directly available online with a range of resources for different target audiences.
Staffing: Backfilling not required.
Time: The toolkit is online and self-directed. The time length for resources varies, from 20 minutes upwards.
Training requirements: none
Australian experience: This program was developed specifically in the Victorian education context.
Strength of Evidence
Geographic Location
State-wide
Intended Outcomes
Support teachers, principals, parents/carers and students to work together to prevent and respond to bullying