School Bullying Through the Eyes of a Survivor

Jodee Blanco, the author of the seminal NY Times bestseller Please Stop Laughing at Me…. joins Gateways’ mental health speaker series to facilitate a free presentation for parents and educators. As a bullying survivor turned activist and expert, Jodee will bring her audience inside the perspective of the bullied child and share some of her most unforgettable experiences working deep in the trenches of America’s schools. Attendees will also hear firsthand from a teen speaker sharing relevant lived experience. Participants will emerge from the session armed with specific strategies, scripts, and life-saving intervention techniques for supporting any teen in pain.

The Our Daughters, Our Future mental health speaker series is sponsored with the generous support of The Miriam Fund of Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies. The Miriam Fund is a philanthropic community committed to creating an equitable world that expands opportunities for women and girls. However, individual webinars in the series touch upon the experiences of girls, boys, and non-binary individuals, and parents and educators of teens of all genders are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Our Speaker: Jodee Blanco

Jodee Blanco is the author of the seminal NY Times bestseller Please Stop Laughing at Me…. that established her as anti-bullying’s first voice. One of education’s most trusted experts, she has presented to thousands of students, teachers and parents. Administrators turn to her regularly for professional development and to implement her anti-bullying program in their schools. She also consults on enlightened communication practices and crisis management for schools. In addition to her memoir, she has written multiple other successful books, a series of critically acclaimed white papers on bullying, and taught at The University of Chicago and NYU. The media use her regularly as a resource and her life story has been featured in hundreds of newspapers in the U.S. and abroad.  Her anti-bullying program INJJA (It’s NOT Just Joking Around!), that consists of live presentations, extensive professional development and a comprehensive curriculum continues to redefine the possibilities for curbing suffering in schools worldwide. For more info, visit www.jodeeblanco.com.