Thanks to all who joined us on February 18, 2025 for our Growing Healthy Minds Session on Bullying, Trauma-Sensitive De-Escalation

and Techniques for Co-Regulation

By clicking the buttons below, you can access the session recording, presentation slides, and evaluation.

We encourage you to complete the session evaluation so we may continue to meet your needs in future sessions. Completion of this evaluation is necessary for all participants seeking educational credit. Note that you may receive credit for viewing the recording if you were unable to join live. Evaluations may be completed for credit until March 21, 2025.

Thank you to our Speakers:

Kristina Donovan, PhD

School Principal

David Nash, Esq.

School Legal Counsel

Iqra Baig, MD, MS

Pediatric Trainee

Session Resources:

Click on the links below to access resources reviewed during our discussion:

Department of Education:

• Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB)

Reports and Articles:

• Office of the Surgeon General: Social Media and Youth Mental Health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2013-2023
• New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association: Mental Health, Threat Assessment, and the Law
• Institute of Education Sciences: Student Reports of Bullying: Results From the 2022 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey 

General Resources:

• YouTube: Fake Nude Images of New Jersey Students Spark Uproar at Local High School
• Linktree: Seven Bullying Prevention and De-Escalation Toolkits
• Lost Angels: Playground Theatre Project
• Department of Children and Families: Office of Resilience
• Growing Healthy Minds: Threat Assessment and Suicide Risk Assessment Presentation
• Bee True To You: Free live-action program centered on themes such as bullying, SEL, respect, community, and self-discovery

Books:

• Safe Teen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence
• Bullying at School
• The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander 

Join us again on our upcoming sessions:

• March 25, 6:00-7:45pm: Sextortion prevention and response
• April 30, 4:00-5:15pm: Artificial intelligence, cellphone use and social media
• May 22, 4:00-5:15pm: Substance use prevention amongst student-athletes and beyond

Participation on all sessions is not required.

Participants may join individual sessions based on availability.

This program is made possible through the generous support of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families.