Posted on April 20, 2011 in Prevention - Violence and Injury, School Health, Suicide Prevention by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
A new, free resource, After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools is available to help schools cope in the aftermath of a suicide.

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Posted on March 25, 2011 in School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
David Rochkind, the photographer behind the educational website www.TBEpidemic.org, describes the experience of working with EDC to develop the site.

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Posted on March 11, 2011 in Bullying, Early Childhood Education, Prevention - Violence and Injury, School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
EDC’s Kim Storey, co-author of the “Eyes on Bullying” curriculum, tells preschool teachers that bullying can begin early.

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Posted on February 18, 2011 in Family Health, Mental Health, Post-Disaster Aid, School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
In the Gulf Coast, schools are receiving resources to meet the mental health needs of students affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Posted on February 4, 2011 in Global Projects, Prevention - HIV/AIDS, School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Around the world, educators advocate for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.

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Posted on February 1, 2011 in Bullying, Policy Development, Prevention - Violence and Injury, School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Kim Storey and Ron Slaby, authors of EDC’s Eyes on Bullying program, say a New Jersey law should focus on prevention, not punishment.

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Posted on May 10, 2010 in Bullying, Prevention - Violence and Injury, School Health by Eric MarshallComments Off
On May 3, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick signed the state’s first anti-bullying law, four months after the suicide death of Phoebe Prince, 15, of South Hadley, Massachusetts. Prince committed suicide after alleged months of torment by her fellow high school students. Prince’s death in January—followed by media reports detailing the relentless bullying she endured before ending her own life—thrust the age-old problem of bullying back into the national spotlight, prompting the questions, “Why didn’t anyone stop the bullying? Could this child’s suicide have been prevented?”