Consequences of Bullying

On July 28, 2016, Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention presented about a new report, Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice.  In this webinar, the first in a 3-part series, Dr. Vaillancourt presented the committee’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations pertaining to the biological and psychosocial consequences of bullying for the children who are the perpetrators and targets, and for those who are the bystanders to bullying behavior.