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Children's
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Child & Family Services provides a variety of programs and services designed to foster the well-being of children throughout our community.

Bullying Prevention

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Child & Family Services Restorative Justice department is available to tailor a Bullying Prevention Program to meet the needs of your school. Program staff have been trained in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program which is a comprehensive, school-wide program designed for use in elementary, middle, or junior high schools. Its goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among school children and to improve peer relations at school. The program has been found to reduce bullying among children, improve the social climate of classrooms, and reduce related antisocial behaviors, such as vandalism and truancy. The Olweus Program has been implemented in more than one dozen countries around the world.

Child & Family Services Offers a Team Approach

Program Staff partner with the school to develop a program to meet the needs of the school. Meetings are held prior to implementation with school social workers, teachers, principal, and other interested faculty.

Three Levels of Service

  • School-Wide
    • Survey of School Bullying Issues/Needs. Completed by students and faculty.
    • Assembly
    • Teacher Presentation/Training
    • Parent Presentation/Training
  • Classroom
    • All classrooms receive the same interactive presentations per week.
  • Individual
Child & Family Services
Bullying Prevention Program
2470 Walden Avenue
Cheektowaga, New York 14225
Phone: (716) 681-5718
FAX: (716) 681-5300