The OBPP has been selected as one of the Blueprints for Violence Prevention by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  More information can be found at: www.colorado.edu/cspv.  Additionally, the BPP was noted as a “promising program” for risk prevention by the Department of Health and Human Services in the most recent Surgeon General’s report on youth violence (2001).  To view the full report visit: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence. 

The OBPP is a school-wide violence prevention program designed to create a school climate characterized by warmth, positive interest and involvement from adults, and zero tolerance for bullying behavior.  The OBPP has as its main goals; to reduce existing bully/victim problems, to prevent the development of new bully/victims problems, and to improve the overall school climate.  PSR offers training for all school staff with a comprehensive examination of bullying behavior and appropriate means of intervening.  Efforts to reduce opportunities and rewards for bullying behavior are focused on increasing awareness, developing clear and consistent rules and policies against bullying behavior, and supporting improved peer relations.  PSR strongly believes that in order to make the OBPP effective in urban schools, it must be made culturally relevant to the schools and the environment in which it is implemented.  To this end, implementation strategies have been tailored to meet the diverse needs of the Philadelphia public schools. 

Adult Bullying Prevention