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Dr. Patchin and Dr. Hinduja have just received word that their research paper on "Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Suicide" has been accepted for publication in the academic journal Archives of Suicide Research. They have created a fact sheet (available here) summarizing its findings. Specifically, it details the empirical link we found between online and offline harassment and suicidal thoughts and actions. If you'd like a copy of the full manuscript, please email them .

They recently published findings from our research project entitled "Trends in online social networking: Adolescent use of MySpace over time." It is forthcoming in New Media and Society, and summarized in a new fact sheet.

Dr. Hinduja was featured on a local NPR affiliate in Wisconsin to speak about cyberbullying. The interview and discussion, available here for download, is 45 minutes in length.

The live chat from Education Week (edweek.org) has been archived, and is worth a read as we fielded numerous questions related to cyberbullying and safe social networking from educators across the United States.

See Dr. Patchin and Dr. Hinduja featured in an article entitled "Cyberbullying: Fact Facts and School Strategies" in the September 2009 issue of the Center for Social and Emotional Education Newsletter!

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Top Ten Cyberbullying Prevention Tips for Educators
- provides specific guidance for those in the school system to reduce the vulnerability of students to online harassment

Top Ten Cyberbullying Response Tips for Educators
- informs school professionals on how best to deal with cyberbullying cases when they occur among your students

Top Ten Cyberbullying Prevention Tips for Parents
- outlines strategies that you can implement at home to keep your kids safe from cyberbullying victimization

Top Ten Cyberbullying Response Tips for Parents
- details how parents should address cyberbullying incidents that affect their children

Top Ten Password Safety Tips for Teens
- educates youth on how best to create and use passwords for online accounts in order to keep them from being victimized

Top Ten Cell Phone Use Tips for Teens
- specifies what teenagers need to keep in mind as they use cell phones at home, at school, and in vehicles

We encourage you to download, reproduce, and distribute them as far and as wide as you'd like (see Permissions Policy).

We have also added three new online quizzes in the Resources section of our site - a "Facts about Cyberbullying" Quiz, a "Dealing with Cyberbullying" Quiz, and an "Addressing Cyberbullying" Quiz. The first focuses on what the research has to say about cyberbullying. The second seeks to help inform youth as they interact with others online, equip them with the right steps to take if someone cyberbullies them, and teach them ways to can prevent the harassment from happening. The third was created for adults to determine their familiarity with cyberbullying, and to increase their awareness of possible prevention and response strategies.

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Latest cyberbullying blog entries
March 10: Strain, Traditional Bullying, and Cyberbullying podcast
I recently participated in a joint podcast organized by Sage Publications with fellow social scientists Robert Agnew, Carter Hay, and Paul Mazerolle to chat about the relationship between the sociological concept of strain, traditional bullying, and cyberbullying. According to Agnew's General Strain Theory, strain has three ...

March 2: Victimology in Cyberspace
Justin and I have been focusing a lot on what I like to call "Facebook Faux Pas" - or, in general, unwise practices on social networking, social media, and microblogging sites.  A new site has been receiving a lot of attention lately - PleaseRobMe.com.  Check it out at your convenience.  Basically, it runs a simple script on Twitter.com to identify and aggregate posts pushed through from one geosocial networking site (

February 25: Quick Poll: Do You Think Schools Should be Able to Discipline Students for Hurtful Facebook Pages?
We've had quite a bit of feedback regarding our recent post that discussed whether or not schools can discipline students for creating a Facebook page that is critical of, or harassing toward, a staff member.  The courts have given their perspective on a few different cases, but I thought I would post this simple poll for readers to weigh in themselves regarding their personal beliefs about what should or should not be allowed. Feel free to add the ...

February 19: Cyberbullying research article published in Deviant Behavior
Routledge (Taylor and Francis) is making some of their copyrighted journal articles available at no cost through June, and our research piece entitled "Cyberbullying: An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Related to Offending and Victimization," published in Deviant Behavior, is one of those and is available here.  To date, it is one of the most downloaded articles from that journal. Here is the abstract: Victimization on the Internet ...

February 18: Can Schools Discipline Students for Creating a Mean Facebook Page About a Teacher?
There have been a few high profile cases recently reviewed by the courts, and summarized in the media, where students have sued their schools arguing that discipline they received as a result of improper online speech was a violation of their First Amendment right.  The most recent case involved a former Florida high school student, Katherine Evans, who created a Facebook page called "Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I've ever met!" and encouraged other ...

Latest cyberbullying headlines from around the world

Mass. lawmakers to take on bullies
Wayland Town Crier - 22 minutes ago
With a vote set today in the state Senate, local lawmakers are lining up behind a bill to require schools to try to prevent bullying and ...

Senate approves anti-bullying bill
Boston Herald - 23 minutes ago
The state Senate unanimously backed legislation to crack down on a scourge of so-called cyber-bullying in schools and set up a ...

Massachusetts Pushing back vs. bullies State Senate backs crackdown in ...
Berkshire Eagle - 45 minutes ago
The bill would prohibit bullying at schools and clamp down on so-called cyberbullying by prohibiting the use of e-mails, text messages, Internet postings ...

Cyberbullying workshop planned March 23
MyWebTimes.com - 1 hour ago
The 13th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council will present a community workshop, "What You Need to Know About Cyberbullying," from 9 am to ...

Senate approves anti-bullying bill
Metro.us (blog) - 2 hours ago
The Senate unanimously approved the so-called school nutrition bill Thursday, after just 45 minutes of floor deliberations. Sen. Richard Moore opened the ...

Victims address bullying at forum
Shelby County Reporter - 2 hours ago
... graduate who will compete in the Miss Alabama pageant in June, and Tina Meier, whose daughter committed suicide in 2006 as a result of cyber-bullying. ...

Make A Difference 2010
Hometown Focus - 2 hours ago
Whether it be learning ways to save the planet in your everyday life or getting useful tips to protect yourself against cyber bullying, the 2010 Make A ...

Teen Stabbed over MySpace Fight
MyFox Memphis - 3 hours ago
One in three admit to being victims of cyber-bullying. "You can't ever be too careful," said Luckett. "You have to watch what you put on the internet watch ...

Senate OKs school nutrition bill
Worcester Telegram - 3 hours ago
Cyber-bullying, or delivery of those expressions by Internet or texting would also be included as would any actions on school grounds, property near schools ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Nanaimo Daily News - 3 hours ago
OTTAWA - Canada's lawmakers need to adopt tougher measures to deal with gang violence and cyber-bullying, according to the Canadian Association of Police ...

Senate approves anti-bullying bill
Sharon Advocate - 4 hours ago
Reading from letters of school-age children who said they've contemplated suicide because of bullying, ...

Tougher gang measures and cyber-bullying laws needed: Police boards
Vancouver Sun - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Senate Approves Anti-Bullying Legislation
WCVB-TV - 4 hours ago
The bill would prohibit bullying at schools and discourage so-called cyberbullying by prohibiting the use of e-mails, text messages, Internet postings and ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Windsor Star - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Ottawa Citizen - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Regina Leader-Post - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Canada.com - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
StarPhoenix - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
The Province - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...

Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed
Calgary Herald - 4 hours ago
About 40 per cent of teens surveyed said they had been the victims of online bullying and 16 per cent admitted to bullying others. ...