Bullying Buddy

The anti-bullying movement has become the most popular social movement in the world. Aggressive awareness efforts have made bullying the number one fear of parents, nationwide. Yet, while anti-bullying laws have made schools responsible for eliminating bullying, real progress remains elusive and can often feel insurmountable. More kids than ever before need help, due to bullying, and children as early as 7 years old are taking their lives as a result of bullying. Why do we allow this to continue? Meet the Bullying Buddy app (iOS and Android). This innovative service provides a decisive solution to the bullying crisis. It does more than just raise awareness, which is the conventional non-solution to bullying - this incredibly unique app engages and supports the aggrieved party, witnesses, bully, teachers, policy makers and parents, via integrated reporting mechanism, alerts and locater. It also provides education and support, through chat rooms, links to high-quality resources and an information station. This safety app will not only save lives, but will protect schools against false claims and legal actions, give parents and children piece of mind, and link disparate communities together into one powerful force for change. Further, the Bullying Buddy app rests on the solid foundation of the Be Brave! curriculum, a comprehensive educational package for teachers and students, grades K-12, to promote empathy, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. Together, the curriculum and app address this complex social crisis from all angles, ensuring that there are no critical gaps unmet, while providing multi-tiered support mechanisms, designed to aid all parties involved. This complete system forms the basis of a new social contract, and provides the necessary monitoring, reporting, educational and communication tools required to not just stop bullying, but change the environment and unhealthy behavioral patterns that propagate it.