Citation

Cohen SS, Dwyer A. J. Pediatr. Nurs. 2018; 39: 91-93.

Affiliation

Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pedn.2017.12.007

PMID

29398319

Abstract

Bullying among peers is a global problem that has received growing attention from scholars, professionals, and activists in education, health care, public health, psychology, juvenile justice, civil rights, and media (film, social media, and print). Concerned about the potential risks of bullying for children with endocrine disorders, the Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Society Board of Directors approved a position statement on Bullying Prevention at its April 2017 meeting. In September, 2017, at the 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology and 1st International Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Summit, the PENS position statement was shared with leaders of three other pediatric endocrine nursing societies: European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology Nurses (ESPEN), Endocrine Nurses’ Society of Australasia (ENSA), and Canadian Pediatric Endocrinology Nurses/Infirmières Canadiennes en Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (CPEN/ICEP) who all voted to endorse the PENS position statement. This monumental global endorsement of the PENS statement affirms bullying prevention as a high priority among the world’s pediatric endocrine leaders. Moreover, it also underscores the strong leadership role that PENS has taken in addressing important issues for children and young adults with endocrine disorders. Approved by the PENS Board of Directors, April 2017. As nurses with expert knowledge of the physical and psychosocial factors affecting the health and development of children and youth with endocrine disorders, PENS members should:1)Encourage the use of evidence-based policies and practices to prevent, identify and respond to bullying in any context including (but not limited to) schools, neighborhoods, communities, online, and via social media;2)Advocate for enhanced, innovative, and sustainable coordination between health and education professionals to prevent, identify, and respond to bullying using up-to-date evidence;3)Promote broad dissemination of psycho-educational programs that aim to lessen and remove the stigma of endocrine disorders that affect children and youth;4)Support the development of empowerment-based programs...

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