NoSchoolViolence.org Awarded for Innovative Prevention Program

  From a press release on March 14th, 2017 from NoSchoolViolence.org Elastic has announced honorees of its inaugural Elastic Cause Awards at the Elastic{ON}17opening keynote address in San Francisco. Besides honoring eHealth Africa  and IST Research, Elastic awarded NoSchoolViolence.org for its project focused on reducing school violence. The Seattle non-profit has created The Lantern®, a query tool that helps parents,…

Using Big Data for the Greater Good

by David Peterson While applications of big data have become an integral part of the majority of major corporations looking for business intelligence and boosting profit, more and more charitable organizations are also turning to big data to aid their philanthropic missions, like NoSchoolViolence.org.  Here are two examples of how big data can help change…

CDC Creates a New Division of Violence Prevention

In a new section on violence prevention, the CDC (The Center for Disease Control) offers a concise assessment of school violence prevention methods. The CDC treats school violence as a public health problem in order to provide prevention approaches. Like any other public health problem, school violence can be prevented before it starts. The organization…

The National PTA Weighs in on School Violence

The National Parents Teachers Association (PTA) has developed a checklist to help schools and communities deal with the problem of school violence. They provide 10 strategies, most of which are included in other well-informed guides to reducing school violence. The list is relatively familiar. Parents should talk to their children, being far more proactive than…

STOMP Out Bullying™ Celebrity Supporters & Events

STOMP Out Bullying™ is a national anti-bullying and cyberbullying initiative for both kids and teens. It is the signature program of iLove Our Children USA™, a national nonprofit leader in fighting violence against children. Celebrity supporters include Jon Bon Jovi, Julianne Moore, Katy Perry, Lance Bass, Elton John, Sting, Billy Joel, and Alyssa Miller. As of 2005, STOMP Out Bullying™…

UNESCO Sets International Sights on Stopping School Violence

Stopping Violence in Schools: a Guide for Teachers arguably represents one of the most comprehensive approaches to reducing school violence. It takes an international approach in examining various forms of violence that take place in schools and offers practical suggestions as to what school administrators can do to prevent violence. The report comes up with…