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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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i care because i have been bullied my whole life and im sick of it so lets make a stand today lets stand up to bullies dont stand down they will target you if we dont help
Melia — 12
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I care because no one should suffer because of lies and gossip other people tell.
S. — 15
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I find that many people end up getting bullied in middle school. The thing with Elementary school is you're young and no one fully knows how to bully. If they do it can fully be off how they grew up and just because the bully is in the wrong doesn't mean they might need help as well. Sometimes you don't know if your being bullied or if it's wrong and that's okay. But even telling a friend can help you realize that's what's happening. A person who gets bullied does nothing wrong, no matter what you feel it always gets better with gaining friends or it stopping. Everyone was brought here for a reason and purpose if you weren't wanted you wouldn't be here. Just because someone doesn't understand doesn't mean they aren't here for you.
Aniline — 14
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I care because, I have been a victim of bullying many times now. This is an experience I would never think I would Experience. The feeling of being worthless and just constant pain is the worst feeling ever.
lamya — 14
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Some people shouldn’t be bullied becuase of how they were born.
Coleton — 15
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I care because this bullying stuff is so dumb. Insecure people think they can rid their insecurities by taking it out on other people. They try to put others down and pull themselves up. It leads the victims to take it out on themselves as well. It affects the way people think and live for the rest of their lives.
William — 17
Stories
Bullying
May 19, 2025
I was always a victim of bullying. Kids used to do mean things to me all the time. I didn’t tell anyone because I didn’t want to trouble them. One day in middle school, a group of seniors had plotted something against me. They pushed me and called me mean names and recorded a video of it on youtube, luckily I found it and reported it. I told my mom and she told the principal. Nobody messed with me anymore.