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The Olweus Bullying Prevention is a multilevel, multi-component program designed to reduce and prevent schools’ bully/victim problems. School staffs are largely responsible for introducing and implementing the program, and their efforts are directed towards improving peer relations and making the school a safe and pleasant place to be. Designed for elementary, middle and junior high schools have three major components: school-wide, classroom and individual. The Olweus Bully Prevention Program has been shown to result in substantial reduction, by 50 percent or more, in the frequency which students report being bullied and bullying others; significant reductions in students’ reports of general antisocial behavior such as vandalism, fighting, theft, and truancy; and significant improvements in the social climate of the class as reflected in students’ reports of improved order and discipline, more positive social relationships and a more positive attitude towards schoolwork and school. The Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program is considered an exemplary program by The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Programs of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services and by the Office of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Justice. The For additional information, contact Kathy Rigsby Tel 303-623-3189 E-mail krigsby@cahs.colostate.edu or Jan Perry Evenstad Tel 303-623-5960 E-mail evenstad@cahs.colostate.edu .
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