| AUGUST 2008 Orientation session focusing on the potential dire effects on the “bullyer” as well as the victim, features guests which will include speakers from industry and higher education and the School District of Palm Beach County |
| SEPTEMBER 2008 Foundation Board Meeting and Reception Updating members and donors on the new and future initiatives of the Foundation. |
| SPRING 2009 Theatrical Fundraising Event, “Generations” Primarily benefiting the School District of Palm Beach County Safe Schools Institute. |
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New York & New England
Florida
- The New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University
- Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian
Columbia University Medical Center - Child and Adolescent
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program - Survivor Program at New York Cornell Hospital
- Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program at Ithaca College
- Cardigan Mountain School Athletic Program, New Hampshire
Florida
- The School District of Palm Beach County, Safe Schools
Institute - Rodd D. Brickell Regional Center - University of Miami, School
of Medicine
FUNDED
PROGRAMS
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program:
The Brickell Foundation provided matching grant money with the City
of Boca Raton, the City of Delray Beach, and the City of Boynton
Beach to fund training of 6 Palm Beach County Schools
implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Summit to Prevent Cyberbullying of Adolescents:
The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida in partnership with
Florida Atlantic University, and the Rodd D. Brickell Foundation
presented the Summit to Prevent Cyberbullying of Adolescents, on
May 5, 2008.
The audience primarily consisted of teachers, administrators, and
parents. The presentation featured remarks by Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Arthur Johnson stressed the importance of prevention,
and Norman L. Brickell spoke about the positive impact of the
programs funded.
Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Associate Professor of Criminology at Florida
Atlantic University shared results of recent surveys of students. Dr.
Hinduja’s studies illustrated that victims of cyberbullying have an
increased sense of suicidal ideation, and he offered suggestions for
parents, which included ways to identify if their children are affected
by cyberbullying on the internet.
The Brickell Foundation provided matching grant money with the City
of Boca Raton, the City of Delray Beach, and the City of Boynton
Beach to fund training of 6 Palm Beach County Schools
implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Summit to Prevent Cyberbullying of Adolescents:
The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida in partnership with
Florida Atlantic University, and the Rodd D. Brickell Foundation
presented the Summit to Prevent Cyberbullying of Adolescents, on
May 5, 2008.
The audience primarily consisted of teachers, administrators, and
parents. The presentation featured remarks by Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Arthur Johnson stressed the importance of prevention,
and Norman L. Brickell spoke about the positive impact of the
programs funded.
Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Associate Professor of Criminology at Florida
Atlantic University shared results of recent surveys of students. Dr.
Hinduja’s studies illustrated that victims of cyberbullying have an
increased sense of suicidal ideation, and he offered suggestions for
parents, which included ways to identify if their children are affected
by cyberbullying on the internet.