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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
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.
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.
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.
Tell Us Why You Care
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If i didn't care bullying will keep happening
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I care because what is the point of bullying someone and saying rude comments, exposing them for their difference for whatever reason you have? I think it is immature and so revolting and appalling that anyone will think to do that to another human being. We are all the same, no matter our skin, ideas, personality, or even our background. Why do that to someone when you have the opportunity to be good in anyone's life?
Nick — 14
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I've been bullied before and it doesn't feel too good in my opinion.
Izzy — 12
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bullying is bad
bre — 17
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I care for many different reasons. One of the reasons I care is because when I was younger, I was bullied. People talked about my skin because I had real bad acne, they talked about my teeth because they weren't the whitest or the straightest. There was just a lot of teasing going on when I was growing up. I know how it feels to be bullied and I know some of the effects that bullying can cause. When I was in high school one of the younger class students was getting bullied and I stepped in and helped her because I was once in her shoes before, and I know how she felt. Seeing her cry touched the younger me and made me want to stand up and speak for everyone who has been bullied before.
Diamond — 21
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it is badd!
mylenn — 11
Stories
friends or devils
July 7, 2025
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.