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Congratulations to the 2025 Students with Solutions “Speak Up About Speaking Up” Video Winner!

Bessemer City Middle School 6th graders (Alabama), under the guidance of Dr. Yuvraj Verma, won the video category. To address this year’s theme of self-advocacy, they created an inspiring video featuring over 90 students titled “The Power of Speaking Up.” Each student spoke with strong conviction about the benefits of self-advocacy and how it not only helps with bullying, but with self-confidence as well. “It’s about courage, kindness, and standing together,” they said.



11th Annual Unity Awards!

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center Unity Awards, first held in 2015, recognize individuals and groups who are helping to prevent bullying and create a kinder, more accepting, and inclusive world. Examples of bullying prevention efforts may include empowering others to take positive action, advocating for those who need support, or sharing acts of kindness that cause a ripple effect in a community. Nominate an individual or group who is making a difference!

Nominations closed March 31, 2025

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National Bullying Prevention Month (NBPM) held during October | Save-the-Date for Unity Day:  October 25, 2025

A month long event to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. On Unity Day, plan to wear and share the color orange — as a tangible representation of the supportive, universal message that our society wants to prevent bullying, and is united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

Get ideas to participate


Take action to address acne-based bullying

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center is pleased to partner with Liquid Oxygen Skincare’s campaign to increase awareness of and address acne-based bullying. We are looking for youth (ages 14-21) like Larkin, pictured here and featured in this video to share their story about acne and bullying to be a part of the solution to help others! Want to learn more? Email [email protected]


Bullying Prevention 101

This quick guide for middle and high school students provides helpful information on what bullying is, who is involved, the roles played, and bullying prevention rights, along with ideas for advocacy and self-advocacy.

Download Quick Guide


Student Action Plan Against Bullying

Ready to take action to address bullying? Maybe not sure how to start? As a student, bullying is something that impacts you, your peers, and your school – whether you’re the target of bullying, a witness, or the person who bullies. Bullying can end, but that won’t happen unless students, parents, and educators work together and take action.

Download action plan | English | Spanish | Hmong | Somali

Tell Us Why You Care

  • Bullying should stop because you never know what that person who getting bullied is going thru. And we can help them by just sitting down and talking and telling them we are right by your side.



    Miriam — 12
  • I care because nobody should have to put up with the hurt and hate a bully causes. Every one should help and look out for people getting bullied. Help those who need to be helped, I have had no experiences being bullied, but I know what its like to stick out and be the weird one. Help they person getting bullied and ignore the actual bully and what they are doing.



    Audrey — 12
  • I care because, I myself have experienced bullying. Ranging from elementary, to high school. It gets worse in high school since everyone is trying to reach more popularity. But I want to become a teacher, so I know that when I do become one, I will try my best to stop the bullying not only in the school I teach at, but in the whole district. I care because I know the personal experience, and it will get better!



    Rikardo — 16
  • I care because bullying can affect someone's mental health.



    Ava — 13
  • I care because bullying is bad and is wrong. Bullying is hurtful and can really upset someone's feelings. In my opinion bullying should be stopped.



    Jared — 12
  • I care because bullying is horrible and nobody should be bullied by someone else.



    L. — 13

Stories

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Anonymous

i am in class 8 and a lot of girls really dont like us, me and my friend. they call me a witch and say that i do black magic. i feel isolated . i endured this for 3 years since class 6 to 8 i started doing self harm. my family found out about it and they will ‘think’ of making me a day scholar as i live in a hostel i dont know what’s gonna happen so please tell someone who u trust.