Resources for Youth
Cyber bullying is the use of technology to harass, attack, or embarrass another person. Outlets for this form of bullying include social media, text messaging, distribution of photos or videos online, and more. Those affected by cyber bullying can develop feelings that include guilt, hopelessness, isolation, and stress.
Select each category below to find resources for cyber bullying.
Websites
Information
- KidsHealth
- Reach Out – About Us
- Bystander Revolution – Take The Power Out of Bullying
- Cyberbullying; What is it and how to stop it
- Brain Pop – Cyberbullying
Organizations
Support
Apps
Media
Books
General Bullying
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
- I Swear by Lane Davis
- White Girl by Sylvia Olsen
- Exposure by Patricia Murdoch
- The Goats by Brock Cole
Nonfiction
- Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard : Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying by Sameer Hinduja
- Cyberbullying by Lauri S. Freidman
- Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories edited by Carrie Jones and Megan Kelley Hall
Effects
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- You Can’t Sit With Us: An Honest Look at Bullying from the Victim by Nancy N. Rue
- By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
- Crisis Textline
- Crisis Call Hotline – 800-273-8255 or text ANSWER to 839863
- Cyber Tip line – 800-843-5678
- National Suicide Hotline – 800-SUICIDE (784-2433) or 800-442-HOPE (4673)
- Thursday’s Child National Youth Advocacy Hotline – 800-USA-KIDS (800-872-5437)