Events

November 19-24, 2007 is Bullying Awareness Week
10/05/2007

November 19-24, 2007 is Bullying Awareness Week. Please take the time to talk to the young people in your life about the important issue of bullying. Check out our free and downloadable resources including new fact sheets for adults, children and youth.

Video contest puts spotlight on bullying
Government encourages youth to share their solutions to bullying
09/08/2006

This fall, youth are invited to share their stories about bullying, and how to stop it as part of the Alberta government’s Stand Up and Stop Bullying campaign. Between September 10 and October 1, youth between the ages of 13-18 will be asked to create short videos expressing their thoughts on bullying and to send their finished product to City TV.

Videos by the four finalists will be posted on City TV’s website on October 16, where Albertans will be encouraged to vote for the entry they feel best expresses a positive solution to a bullying situation. Two grand prize winners will receive $600 each in prizing, and will see their videos air on City TV. Two runners-up will also see their videos air on City TV and will receive $150 each in prizing. Complete contest details are available on the City TV website.

A new campaign and helpline are making it easier for youth to stand up and stop bullying
05/12/2006

The Government of Alberta launched a new 24-hour helpline for youth on May 12, 2006. Young people and adults who are struggling with bullying, or are just looking for advice can call 1-888-456-2323.

The helpline was launched conjunction with an advertising campaign, called Stand Up and Stop Bullying. The campaign encourages youth to intervene in a safe way when they see someone being bullied.

The campaign, which was developed in conjunction with the Alberta Prevention of Bullying Youth Committee, will reach teens where they live, work and play – with targeted advertising in movie theatres, restaurant washrooms, buses, and community and Aboriginal Friendship Centres. A new teen-focused website – http://www.b-free.ca/ – includes information about bullying and how to make it stop.

Bullyfreealberta - website launch and S-Team Heroes launch
06/07/2005

ACYI launched the first phase of a three-year, province-wide awareness campaign encouraging parents to play an active role in bullying prevention, and introducing their children to the S-Team Heroes - a series of characters who help kids build their own personal esteem and find their "hero within"...

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Launch of Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying
02/12/2004

York University launched the Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying (CIPB) during a meeting organized to start developing a national strategy that will reduce bullying and victimization among children and adolescents throughout Canada...

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