The many benefits of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is called "evidence-based", because it is backed by 35 years of research, with outcomes that have been replicated in many settings, showing:

• 20% to 70% reduction in student reports of being bullied and bullying others. Peer and teacher ratings of bullying problems have yielded similar results.
  
• Significant reductions in student reports of general antisocial behavior such as vandalism, fighting, theft, and truancy.
  
• Significant improvements in the classroom social climate as reflected in students' reports of improved order and discipline, more positive social relationships, and more positive attitudes toward schoolwork and school.
  
• Greater support for students who are bullied, and stronger, more effective interventions for students who bully.

Below are some reasons why your school will benefit from implementing this award-winning, evidence-based program: 

• It's a schoolwide program designed to prevent or reduce bullying throughout a school setting.
  
• It includes a step-by-step guide assists in implementing the program.
  
• The Teacher Guide provides strategies for classroom implementation with practical tools for teachers' use.
  
• The multi-component approach addresses bullying at the schoolwide, classroom, individual, and community levels, with a strong parent component as well.
  
• OBPP is recognized by Blueprints for Violence Prevention as a model program, and by the U.S. Department of Education as a Level 2 Program. It is also recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as a Model Program and by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as an Effective Program.