Anti-bullying interventions in schools – what works?

This review of the literature begins by defining bullying and outlining the prevalence and effects of bullying in schools. It then summarises the evidence on the overall effectiveness of anti-bullying interventions, before identifying and describing the characteristics common to effective interventions. The paper next describes a range of international and Australian examples of evidence-based anti-bullying strategies. Finally, the paper examines how schools can best be supported to identify what strategies will be most effective.