Resources

Anti-Defamation League (ADL): Provides educational programs and resources to foster inclusive learning environments. 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Provides general information about bullying, including definitions, statistics, warning signs, outcomes, prevention and resources. 

CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning): Vast online resource to guide the advancement of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). 

Common Sense Education: Provides resources for families and educators, including Digital Well-Being Lessons for Grades K–12.

Good For Media: Initiative from the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing that provides resources and support for helping youth to practice healthier ways of engaging with media.​

Groundswell: Orange County based agency that provides school-based programs and youth leadership opportunities that support creating a positive school climate. 

PAL® Peer Assistance Leadership: The Orange County Department of Education offers schools training and support to implement the PAL® Peer Assistance Leadership program. PAL is a school-based, peer-to-peer youth development program for students in grades 4-12 built upon a philosophy of students helping students. The mission of our PAL program is to ​develop youth leaders who connect with their peers to create a caring, safe, and supportive school environment for all. 

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: Provides pre-kindergarten through high school curriculum focused on social emotional learning, including lessons about digital citizenship and kindness. 

StopBullying.gov: Provides general information about bullying and cyberbullying, including definitions, warning signs, roles kids play, effects, bullying and trauma, prevention, resources, and how to get help.