Captain Compass

Committee for Children Releases Award-Winning Captain Compassion® Comic Empowering Kids to Prevent Bullying

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Committee for Children is launching its fifth annual Captain Compassion campaign during National Bullying Prevention Month to teach kids how to prevent bullying in all forms, with a special emphasis on behavior motivated by racial bias. Developed by Committee for Children in 2018, Captain Compassion is an anti-bullying superhero who teaches upstanders how to recognize, report, and refuse bullying through a series of engaging, age-appropriate comic strips.

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  • SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Committee for Children islaunchingitsfifth annual Captain Compassion campaign during National Bullying Prevention Month to teach kids how to prevent bullying in all forms, with a special emphasis on behavior motivated by racial bias.
  • Developed by Committee for Children in 2018, Captain Compassion is an anti-bullying superhero who teaches upstanders how to recognize, report, and refuse bullying through a series of engaging, age-appropriate comic strips.
  • To help address this issue, this year's Captain Compassion comics focus on a school community that's struggling with the social-emotional effects of racially motivated bullying.
  • To learn more about Captain Compassion and bullying prevention, visit CaptainCompassion.org eachweekthisOctobertoreadbrand-newcomicsandsolvetheSecret Decoder Wheel puzzle with the children in your life.

Superhero Captain Compassion® Empowers Kids to Prevent Racially Motivated Bullying

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Seven out of 10 children regularly witness bullying in schools and about 50 percent of minority youth have witnessed racially motivated cyberbullying," says developmental psychologist and bullying researcher Tia Kim, Ph.D. "Any parent or caregiver who's witnessed bullying before knows how harmful it can be, especially when it's racially motivated.

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  • Seven out of 10 children regularly witness bullying in schools and about 50 percent of minority youth have witnessed racially motivated cyberbullying," says developmental psychologist and bullying researcher Tia Kim, Ph.D. "Any parent or caregiver who's witnessed bullying before knows how harmful it can be, especially when it's racially motivated.
  • In response, bullying prevention superhero Captain Compassion and sidekick Kid Kinder are empowering kids and adults to use their upstander power to recognize, report, and stand against racially motivated bullying.
  • When they see racially motivated bullying and intolerance on social media, on the news, or in their communities, they want to help," says Dr. Kim.
  • The Captain Compassion site also includes a Secret Decoder Wheel puzzle for kids, informative videos, downloadable posters, and more.