With support from a federal Youth Violence Prevention grant, MAAV launched the Melrose CARES Bullying Prevention Program at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School in 2004. The comprehensive, school-wide approach is modeled after the nationally recognized Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and the work of bullying prevention expert Stan Davis. The program is based on the premise that adults are ultimately responsible for preventing bullying in schools, and that the reactions of bystanders to bullying can have even more impact than the harassment itself. The program includes components for staff, students, parents and the community at large, and is now being continued by middle school teachers, counselors and administrators. Please click on the links below for more information about the program.