Montgomery County Public Schools

How You Can Help

• Report Bullying with the Bullying Incidence Form.
• Watch: What is Bullying & How to Prevent Bullying
  Our Schools Today episode about bullying, what it is and how to stop it.

Supports and Services

Montgomery County Public Schools offers many supports and services to help prevent bullying, including Student Services staff (school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers and pupil personnel workers) who assist in the development of individual, group, or school-wide approaches to bullying prevention

Supports and Services

Montgomery County Public Schools offers many supports and services to help prevent bullying, including Student Services staff (school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers and pupil personnel workers) who assist in the development of individual, group, or school-wide approaches to bullying prevention

Local Community Resources

• City of Rockville Community Services:
  Free counseling services for noninsured children and families residing in the city of Rockville.
  240-314-8318
• Community Conferencing Initiative:
  Offers dispute prevention and resolution services to individuals and communities.
  2424 Reedie Drive, Suite 301 Wheaton, Maryland 20902
  301-942-7700; FAX 301-942-7970
• GUIDE:
  Mental health, juvenile justice, substance abuse, and social service programs that serve children, adolescents, adults, and families. Services offered in Gaithersburg and Germantown. Services free to those on medical assistance.
  240-683-6580, ext. 206
• Kensington Wheaton Youth Services: (Mental Health Association)
  Provides support to youth and their families in the Kennedy, Einstein, and Wheaton High School clusters.
  3950 Ferrara Drive Silver Spring, Maryland 20906
  301-933-2818
• Mental Health Association of Montgomery County:
  Promotes mental wellness and supports those with mental illness by sponsoring and implementing advocacy, education, and community service programs.
  1000 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, Maryland 20851
  301-424-0656
• NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness:
  Montgomery County: Provides telephone referral services and information.
  11718 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852
• YMCA Youth &Family Services:
  Offers counseling for individuals, families, and groups, free parent workshops and parenting classes. Serves the Greater Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Rosemary Hills, and Bethesda communities.
  301-229-1347, ext. 4

Updated: August 20, 2010

Websites

• MCPS CyberSafety:
  Resources for parents, students and teachers
• American Psychological Association:
  Articles on bullying.
• Bullies and Victims:
  Offers information in Spanish for parents. (PDF)
• Bully-Safe Schools:
  Answers frequently asked questions by parents and children.
• Bullying Prevention and Intervention:
  Information for parents on bullying.
• ConnectSafely:
  Information for parents and teens on the impact of the Social Web.
• IKeepsafe.org:
  Information for parents to teach children the safe and healthy use of technology and the Internet.
• InfoMontgomery:
  Data base of resources, services, and programs for children, families, and adults.
• National Education Association:
  Articles on bullying and prevention (type “bullying” in search box.)
• National School Safety Center:
  Information on the prevention of school crime and violence.
• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center:
  Resource Center: Information on preventing violence committed by and against young people.
• Netsmartz:
  Information on cyber bullying and internet safety.
• Stop Cyberbullying:
  Resources for parents and children.
• Take a Stand! Lend a Hand! Stop Bullying Now! 
  Information about bullying, as well as interactive videos and games for children.
• United States Department of Education:
  Articles on bullying (type “bullying” in search box.)

Updated: August 20, 2010