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Addressing Bullying: Policy and Practice Notes

This 7-page article discusses addressing bullying from the perspective of state guidance to districts and schools, as both helpful and a missed opportunity. Published by the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Mental Health in Schools, undated. File size: 52.3 KB.

Bisexual Teens at Highest Risk of Bullying and Suicide

This article reports in brief on the findings of a study conducted at the Univerity of Illinois, which found thaht lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality, are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, bullying by their peers and truancy. The study, published in the October 2011 issue of the journal Educational Researcher, also revealed some striking differences among the various groups of sexual minority youth. Article appeared online at PsychCentralNews, November 2011. File size: 235 KB.

Cyberbullies and Cybervictims: What's the Clinician's Role?

This 6-page Medscape interview with Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD, discusses the risks of cyberbullying and what can be done to reduce online harassment and bullying. Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician, health journalist, and chief executive officer of Pediatrics Now, an online health and communications company. She is also the author of Cybersafe: Protecting and Empowering Digital Kids in the World of Texting, Gaming and Social Media. Published online at Medscape, Medscape Pediatrics © 2010 WebMD, LLC. October 2010. File size: 165 KBMB.

Facing Down Bullying

Facing Down Bullying: Schools expand their awareness, definition, tactics and strategies, is published as part of the Herff Jones Achievement Series. This 8-page report provides a brief overview of current trends in school policies and efforts to address bullying. Published April 2011. File size: 102 MB.

Harsh Realities

Over the past decade, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has documented the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students with the biennial National School Climate Survey (NSCS). These reports repeatedly underscore the fact that LGBT students face high levels of victimization based on both sexual orientation and gender expression, providing an overview of school climate for the LGBT student population in general. Harsh Realities is the newest addition to this important body of research, and is GLSEN's first report focused on the school experiences of transgender students. This study illuminates the unique challenges faced by transgender students, who often challenge societal norms of gender and can face additional unique obstacles in school. 67 pages. Published 2009. File size: 2.20 MB.

Helping All of Our Homeless

This 9-page document provides background information on LGBT youth and homelessness and makes policy recommendations for developing a gay- and transgender-inclusive federal plan to end homelessness. Published by the Center for American Progress, January 2011. File size: 166 KB.

LGBTQ Student Rights

A simple one-page Fact Sheet that explains the rights of LGBTQ students to be out, safe, and respected at school. Published by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, 2010. File size: 25 KB.

School Victimization and Young Adult Psychosocial Adjustment

This 11-page article describes findings from a study that explored the impact bullying and harassment at school has on the mental health and life-satisfaction of young LGBT adults. The study demonstrates clear linkages to anti-gay victimization in middle and high school with a variety of health and mental health problems, including increased risks of suicide attempts and HIV/AIDS. Toomey, R. B., Ryan, C., Diaz, R. M., Card, N. A., & Russell, S. T. Gender-Nonconforming Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: School Victimization and Young Adult Psychosocial Adjustment. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication, 2010, September 6. File size: 166 KB.

Schools May Lose Funds for Ignoring Bullying of Gay Students

This 3-page article originally appeared at Bloomberg.com on October 26, 2010. It reports on an announcement from the U.S. Department of Education clarifying that protections under federal civil rights statutes extend to gay, lesbian, and transgender students who are harassed for “failing to conform to sex stereotypes.” File size: 92.7 KB.

Suicide and Bullying: Issue Brief

This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It also explores strategies for preventing these problems. Published by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, March 2011. File size: 382 KB.

Suicide Prevention Among LGBT Youth

This 29-page document is the Leader's Guide for providing a workshop for professionals who serve youth. The entire set of materials for providing the workshop (Powerpoint slides, Word handouts, etc.) can be downloaded for free from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Youth Workshop Kit. Published 2001. File size: 1,002 KB.

Supportive Families, Healthy Children

This 24-page guide was designed to help families with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children learn the crucial role that a supportive family plays in development of protective factors that build the health and wellness of children. The guide is based on the work of Dr. Caitlin Ryan and the Family Acceptance Project. Ryan, C. Supportive families, healthy children: Helping families with lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender children. San Francisco, CA: Marian Wright Edelman Institute, San Francisco State University, 2009. File size: 1.28 MB.

Niños saludables, con el apoyo familiar

This is the Spanish language version of above publication. File size: 1.30 MB.

The 2009 National School Climate Survey

This 164-page report is from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN began data collection in 1999 on the school experiences of LGBT students, in order to fill a critical void in knowledge and understanding of the ways LGBT issues played out in schools. Since that first survey, GLSEN has conducted the National School Climate Survey biennially; this is the sixth installment of the report. Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 2010. File size: 10.2 MB.