Digital life-skills program to prevent bullying and cyberbullying for elementary students
Official title: Using Digital Health Technology to Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying among Elementary School Students
Funded at National Health Promotion Associates, INC. · NIH-11192936 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project turns a proven life-skills program into classroom and digital tools to help elementary students avoid bullying and cyberbullying.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 2 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | National Health Promotion Associates, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (White Plains, United States) |
| Project start | September 12, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $624,805 |
| NIH project number | 5R44HD114361-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11192936 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are elementary school students enrolled in the participating schools, especially in early grades where prevention can be most effective.
✕Less likely to help
Older teenagers, children not enrolled at participating schools, or students needing intensive individualized psychiatric or behavioral treatment may not directly benefit from this classroom-based program.
What this research studies
If your child takes part, they would learn personal self-management, social skills, and ways to handle peer pressure through classroom lessons and digital modules. The program adapts the evidence-based Life Skills Training curriculum and adds technology-based components for use in elementary schools. Teachers and parents would get supporting materials to reinforce lessons at school and home. The program will be delivered in participating classrooms and compared with usual practice while researchers collect information on behavior and safety.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could reduce bullying and cyberbullying and strengthen students' social skills and resilience.
How similar studies have gone: The Life Skills Training program has strong evidence for preventing early substance use in many randomized trials, while adapting it specifically for bullying is a newer application.
Where this research is happening
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National Health Promotion Associates, INC.
White Plains, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Williams, Christopher — National Health Promotion Associates, INC.
- Study coordinator: Williams, Christopher
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.