Nevada Prevention Resource Center
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Volume:
9
Issue:
28 October 2013
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Don’t Use the Word “Bully” to Label Kids
The labels bully, victim, and
target are used often by media, researchers and others to
refer to children who bully others and children who are bullied. There are several important reasons we avoid using
labels like bully and victim:
1. Using a label sends a message that the child’s behavior
doesn’t change from one situation to the next.
2. Labels suggest that behavior is fixed and is unlikely to
improve over time.
3. Labels can be harmful to
kids.
4. Using labels may suggest
that bullying is purely the
“fault” of the child and allow
us to ignore other factors that
contribute to bullying behavior
So, the next time you are
tempted to use the terms
“bully,” “victim” or even “bullyvictim” as shorthand labels for
children involved in bullying…
don’t. Focus on behavior, not
on the label.
Online Opportunities and Webinars
Save the Date: National Drug
Facts Week 2014
10/29
Addiction as Syndrome:
Implications for Understanding and Treating Gambling
Disorders and Other Addictive Disorders
10/30
12 Steps: The Sequel
11/13
The Ins & Outs of Medication-Assisted Treatment &
Recovery for Opioid Dependence
11/14
Brief Intervention (BI) for
Marijuana
12/4
Nevada Day
Awareness Campaigns
Admitted as a State:
October 31, 1864
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Nickname:
The Siver State
State Bird:
Mountain Bluebird
State Flower:
Sagebrush
State Song:
Home Means Nevada
State Motto:
“All for Our Country”
World Stroke Day
10/29
Halloween
10/31
This publication was supported in whole or in part by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Agency (SAPTA) through State General Funds and/or the
SAPT Block Grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of
the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S.
DHHS, SAMHSA, or the State of Nevada.
Professional Trainings
The APHA Annual Meeting &
Exposition
11/2-11/6
Beyond the 5 A’s: Improving Cessation Interventions
Through Strengthened Training
11/13-11/15
Students Advocating Life
without Substance Abuse
(SALSA) 2nd Annual International Summit
12/6-12/8
2013 National Alliance for
Drug Endangered Children
Conference
11/18-11/20
In the News
Funding Opportunities
• California Deals Major Blow To DrugSentencing Reform
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) for Treatment Options in Uterine Fibroids: Developing
a Prospective Multi-Center Practicebased Clinical Registry (P50)
• I-Team: E-Cigarettes, Used to Smoke
Marijuana, Spark New Concerns
• E-Cigarette Brand Apologizes for Advertising in Kids’ iPad Game
• Buying breast milk online? It may be
contaminated
• Marijuana Compounds Can Kill Some
Cancer Cells: Study
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• Grant Opportunity Available for Coalitions That Are Helping to Prevent
Teen Substance Abuse
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