FaceUp is a startup created by high school students in collaboration with major experts. We fight against bullying, sexual assault, group exclusion and other social issues at schools around the world.
The base of all of our activities is the website and mobile app. They both work as a virtual anonymous reporting platform. We also work with influencers whose videos and posts about bullying have reached millions of students, parents and teachers.
We work with many organizations that focus on preventing or dealing with bullying and help schools with prevention through sharing leaflets, posters and other materials. We're also active in lobbying for the support of school psychologists, counselors and other professionals.
We discuss the problems of bullying in the media and often interview the victims of bullying. Through our social media channels, we regularly reach thousands of followers through our messages about the prevalence of bullying.
Our team does their best to turn bystanders into active helpers. Bullying is not just a problem of elementary, middle or high school. We're currently working on a version designed for companies, summer camps and sports clubs. If you want to find out more, email jan@faceup.com
FaceUp emerged from a students' initiative and we worked in close cooperation with teachers, school counselors and organizations that served as external advisors.
As a founding member of FaceUp, she took part in preparation of methodical materials and the general psychological aspect of our services, the quality of which she still oversees. She is a chair in the Advisory center for drug and other addictions, a chief methodologist of prevention in PPP Brno, a member of Anti-drug commission MMB and a lecturer of educational lessons for teachers.
Solution to school abuse and bullying has for a long time been his main focus. He is a creator of a special theory, inner diagnostic and differenced treatment for school bullying as well as being an author of many books and publications, such as "The Hidden World of Bullying at Schools", "Pain of Bullying", "The New Way of Solving Bullying" and many more. His work has one of the best results in the world and the 5 stages educational programme is being applied in projects of the Czech Ministry of Education and various universities. At FaceUp, he is helping with a professional preparation of team members and finding the best ways to improve our service.