Resources

Practical help for children who need to feel safe, seen, and supported.

Source-linked starting points for caregivers, educators, and community members. Choose the question that is closest to what you need right now.

Find a starting point

Understand and respond to bullying.

Listen first, focus on safety, and work with the adults and organizations responsible for following through.

For caregivers and educators

When a child reports bullying

Start with listening, reassurance, and the child's sense of safety before trying to solve everything at once.

Read federal guidance

For Louisiana families and schools

Report bullying at school

Use the official reporting path, keep a clear record, and understand how to escalate if the school does not act.

Use the Louisiana guide

For children and trusted adults

Talk about what happened

Use calm, open questions and make sure a child knows they are not alone or to blame.

Find conversation prompts

Support resilience and readiness to learn.

Difficult experiences affect children differently. Notice changes, create safety, and involve qualified support when concerns persist.

For educators and school teams

Trauma and learning

Learn how trauma reactions may interfere with learning or behavior and how schools can respond without asking educators to diagnose.

Visit NCTSN school resources

For adults building safer spaces

What trauma-informed means

Understand why an event, a series of events, or ongoing circumstances can affect people differently.

Read SAMHSA's overview

For community leaders

Start a healthier conversation

Bring practical, age-aware discussion about connection, coping, bullying, and confidence to your community.

Explore speaking experiences

Know when a website is not enough.

These resources are educational and cannot assess an individual child or replace medical, mental health, legal, school-system, or emergency guidance.

If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For suicide or mental health crisis support in the United States, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org.

Read the educational disclaimer

Last reviewed: September 14, 2026. Sources: Louisiana Department of Education, StopBullying.gov, SAMHSA, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.