at ojjdp, bullying is a major priority. let me tell you about a couple things that we are working on and have available that might be of interest to you. first of all you should go to our web site. just google ojjdp. you will find a multitude of things that were doing. one of those things is the model programs guide you will find on our web site. it is an online resource to more than 200 evidence based programs and there is a special focus on bullying prevention. all of ojjdp's programs work to make kids safer and stronger but one in particular -- mentoring. last year we invested 1 hundred eight million. $108 million in mentoring programs. why? because we know they work and the evidence proves that they work. many of the negative outcomes of bullying we have heard so much about, poor attendance in school, poor performance, low self-esteem, bad habits are the same problems that mentoring effectively tackles. we also support the great program which shows kids how to communicate, resolve conflicts and manage anger. your role-p

at ojjdp, bullying is a major priority.couple of things that we are working on and have available that might be of interest to you. first of all, you should go to our website, just google ojjdp. and you will find really a multitude of things that we are doing, but one of those things is the model program guide that you will find on our website. it's an online resource to more than 200 evidence-based programs. and there's a special focus in their on bullying prevention. all of ojjdp's programs work to make kids safer and stronger, but one in particular fights negative peer influence. and that's mentoring. last year we invested 108 million, $108 million in mentoring programs. wide? because we know they work, and the evidence proves that they work. many of the negative outcomes in bullying that we have heard so much about, poor attendance in school, poor performance, low self-esteem, bad habits are the same problems that mentoring effectively tackled. we also support the grade program which shows kids how to communicate, resol

by the way, what i'm going to show you was supported in part by work from, funding from doj and the ojjdp to fund a curriculum that the american academy of pediatrics has published called connected kids and has made available to all its members. so let's see if this technology will work here. this is a pediatrician with a bully victim. >> the other kid has a black eye. >> that's a good question. no one be in your shoes ever wants to be here, jason. and i totally understand why you don't feel like being here. but i asked your mom to wait outside so i could talk to you by yourself, because i think when stuff like this is going on, it's much easier to have these conversations one-on-one. so i understand you're having some trouble at school. >> nobody cared back in the fourth grade when it was me getting kicked around. now all of a sudden everybody's all concerned. >> and you probably feel like that isn't fair. and you're right, it isn't really fair. they should have cared when it was you. and i care now, and i care both for the kids that you're giving a hard time to, and i care for you. beca

the way, what i'm going to show you supported in part by work from funding from the doj and izzie ojjdp that the american academy of pediatrics has published called connected kids and has made available to all of its members. so let's see if this technology will work. this is the pediatrician with the victim. >> allin in your shoes ever wants to be here. i totally understand why you don't feel like being here. but i ask your mom to weed out site so that i could talk to you by yourself because i think when stuff like this is going on it is easier to have these conversations one on one. so, i and and you are having trouble at school. >> getting kicked around in all of a sudden everybody is concerned. >> you probably feel like that isn't fair. you're right it is and care to the cover. they should have cared when it was you and i care now and i carow for the kids that you're giving a hard time for and eye care for you because what you are doing is actually bullying. and it is not okay. we need to help you figure out another way to resolve your conflicts besides bullying the kids that are ge