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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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Hello, you shouldn’t listen to them anymore. Be you! break the glass! We are all equals
Benjamin — 14
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Bullying is what happens when a hurt person wants to hurt others... and that's not good
Mohammadreza — 16
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I care because bullying can make kids feel like they have no self-value, which is not true. Bullying can also lead students to self-harm, which is a terrible thing. I care because I am tired of students hating school because of the bullies they meet there. I care because I am tired of students' mental and physical health being affected by bullies.
Diego — 11
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I care because insecurity should be expelled from students
Jayden — 15
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if i don't stop it it will happen more and more.
Rowan — 11
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I care because everyone has the right to feel happiness in their life. Who doesn’t want to experience happiness it’s a wonderful thing. Haters Gonna’ hate! I know what it is like to be bullied and be the bully myself I felt so bad and still do even if it was one time that dosen’t mean anything, it is wrong, and that is that. I wrote my own little story I hope gets posted on here if it does it has my story on it for those who want to look IF it does get posted.
That is why I care how about you why do you care???
Casey — 16
Stories
August 25, 2025
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.