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Submit your nomination for the Unity Awards today!
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 due March 31, 2025
Join the Students with Solutions Challenge!
K-12 students are invited to join PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center Students with Solutions Challenge. The SWS Challenge is a creative way for adults to engage youth in bullying prevention conversations while they learn how to speak up for themselves and their peers. To participate, students can share creative videos, artwork, and posters to be featured on NBPC websites with a chance to win some awesome prizes!
Submissions due 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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I care about bullying because it is not fair to see others get treated better than others. Because you never know what you can do to them. Also because it's sad to think people do this for the laughter and being there for those affected by it is important to try to help them.
Elaine — 14
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all I could say is being bullied sucks. it needs to end, ASAP.
— 12
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if i see anyone bullying another kid i would let the teacher know that he are she is bullying that kid
and if i see anyone bullying me i will let someone as a adult know what is going on you should never bully another child at school cause that person do not know what is going on in the next person's home . so with that being said stop the bullying
jaquarius — 14
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You're not superior to me. You have flaws just like me. I'm just not as insecure as you are.
Arvay — 23
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I care about bullying because I wouldn't want to be bullied. it doesn't make me feel good and it has a big impact on others and could hurt the bully in the long run.
dereonna — 13
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I care because I get bullied. I don't want others to go through that. If one of us sets a fire, all of us shall go up in flame.
Story — 12
Stories
deaf but not dead
March 17, 2025
I’m 13 and have been the target of most kids anger and rage since i was four years old because i’m noticeably shorter and weaker. i grew up in a household where i never got the chance to talk about my situation at school and out of school. once elementary school ended, the bullying became more physical, more direct, and more cruel. from grade six to seven, i attended a private school where i was the student most mocked and humiliated in class. i had gotten two concussions in a month, maggots thrown at me, kicked, and things repeatedly thrown at me. the concussions resulted in me having significant hearing loss which i still struggle with today (deafness), i have trouble hearing and have pretty severe tinnitus. i’m in grade 8 now and at a public school where i still get beat up and bullied everyday, but i’m starting to now see that i have to tell someone in order for it to stop. i’m pushing myself to be brave and not listen to what people say about me negatively. and i’m still recovering from suicidal thoughts and behaviours, but there was a point where i thought it would never get better, and if you feel like that just know that it will. we’re still kids and young adults, it’ll get better. i never thought i’d make it out alive, but i did, and you can too. if you don’t feel loved, just know i love you even if i don’t know you. stay strong.