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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

  • I know how it feels to get bullied and to accidentally bully.



    John — 16
  • i care about bullying because i have been bullied and it is not fun people can have personal damage because of it. it is not nice or kind. you need to be treated how you want to be treated.



    Gabriela — 12
  • i care because when someone gets bullied it can cause someone to be depressed and shy to meet new people and it can really be hard for them



    jacob — 11
  • I want everyone to be good to each other.



    Heather —
  • I care because I want others to be happy and enjoy life



    Rose — 15
  • I care because I’ve been bullied since 1st grade and now I’m in 7th grade and it’s still happening I hate myself so much to the fact I was ready to give up and I cant stand up for myself but I can always stand up for other people when they get bullied



    Lizzy — 13

Stories

Anonymous

I was 12 back then and somehow I still remember it correctly. They came to me during the second half of the break, all with the intention to humiliate me. I struggled with confidence issue for a couple of year ever since then (I don’t even want to someone to take any picture of me). When my teacher ask my mom to come to school due to this, I got so embarrassed and I really hate the fact that the teacher only ask my mom, not their parents.