HRSA sends ‘Stop Bullying Now!’ DVD to public libraries
Contact: Kim Olsen-Clark
ALA Development Office
312-280-5049
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
The American Library Association (ALA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Safe and Drug Free Schools are pleased to announce a campaign partnership that provides all public libraries with a copy of the
Stop Bullying Now! DVD Took Kit, the latest resource from the
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign. The Tool Kit will be mailed to all public libraries in December 2008.
Bullying is a significant issue for many young people. The
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign was launched by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in 2004 to raise awareness about bullying and to encourage bullying prevention for youth ages 9-13 and the adults who influence them.
“ALA is happy to join HRSA in its efforts to make bullying socially unacceptable,” said Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director. “We want all children to have safe and happy childhoods and successful learning experiences and are pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services sees librarians as an important community resource.“
More than 80 organizations, such as the American Medical Association, YMCA of the USA and National Parent Teacher Association, have become campaign partners in the
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign.
“HRSA’s
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign is pleased that as students, teachers, families and others turn to local libraries for educational resources, they will find the
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign materials,” said Elizabeth M. Duke, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). “This important partnership with the American Library Association makes the materials more accessible for anyone who wants to do something about the serious issue of bullying.”
For additional material and bullying prevention resources, visit the Stop Bullying Now! Campaign Web site,
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov .
