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Adolescent victims of social bullying in school may continue to feel the effects of depression and anxiety as early adults, according to a University of Florida study published in the journal Psychology in the Schools. "Even though people are outside of high school, the memories of these experiences continue to be associated with depression and social anxiety," said lead author Allison Dempsey.
Link: PTA Parent
Each day hundreds of thousands of children dread going to school and facing the taunts, jeers, and humiliation wrought by bullies. When we think of bullying, the easily identifiable physical and verbal harassment comes to mind, including teasing, taunting, threatening, and hitting. Relational bullying is more difficult for adults to observe and identify. Children who bully through relational means socially isolate their victims by intentionally excluding them or spreading rumors about them. Bullying, then, refers to physical or psychological intimidation that occurs repeatedly, is intended to inflict injury or discomfort on the victim, and creates an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse.
Link: MSNBC
abrielle Ford was 20 years old and hiding in her room, driven there by the abuse of vicious bullying she had suffered in school because of a degenerative neuromuscular disease. She asked her mother if she could have a dog, because she desperately needed a friend.
Ford not only got a faithful companion, she also got an entirely new and wonderful life.
Because of Izzy, the coonhound she got, Ford has become a highly sought-after speaker who travels the country in her wheelchair, talking to school assemblies and classes about ways to stop bullying.
Link: Florida Today
TALLAHASSEE -- The anti-bully bill cleared its first Senate hearing unanimously Wednesday, including a vote of support from a major former opponent.
Sen. Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville, said he'll support the bill this year, after blocking its passage through the Senate last year. But he also said he thought the issue addressed in the bill could be handled without that additional legislation, and issued a stern warning to school districts that "they've gotta belly up and do what's right for these kids."
Link: globeandmail.com
August 7, 2007
NEW YORK -- Boys who bully or are victims of bullies may have a higher risk of mental health disorders as young men, a study published yesterday suggests.
The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, are based on a group of 2,540 Finnish boys. At age 8, the boys were asked whether and how often they bullied other children, were targets of bullying, or both. Parents and teachers also answered questions about any psychiatric symptoms the boys may have had.
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Children with special health care needs are more likely to be bullied, according to a new study. In “Bullying and Peer Victimization Among Children With Special Health Care Needs,” researchers used National Survey of Children’s Health data of more than 102,000 households with children, ages 6 to 17, to measure associations between children with special health care needs (approximately 21 percent of children in the study) and the likelihood of them being bullied, bullying other children, and being both a bully and a victim of bullying.
Bullying is a serious national problem that results in school absenteeism, mental and physical health problems, poor school performance, and poor self-esteem. It also can lead to school violence. Children with disabilities can be especially vulnerable to bullying.
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Join PACER's National Center for Bullying Prevention and other co-sponsors, the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association and PTA in promoting the first annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week on Oct. 22 to 28. Bullying is the most common form of violence and affects millions of children annually.
Check out our Web site at http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/ to find child activities, lesson plans, awareness building tools, research and other information to stop bullying in your community.
Link: BillingsGazette.com :: Anti-bullying word spreads.
CHEYENNE -- As a rodeo clown, Marvin Nash gets his share of bulls coming after him. But,outside the arena, Nash has found a niche by helping youths deal with bullies through a program called Bullying Hurts.
"We've got some type of program going in, I think, 37 states,"he said.
The Bullying Hurts Program stresses support, attention and education. It teaches, among other things, that bullying is a part of life, violence toward bullies is not a solution and support of victims of bullying is key to helping them deal with it.
"W're not going to make bullying go away, but if we can help you deal with it, it's not going to be a negative thing and destroy your life,"Nash said.
Link: Gifted and Tormented.
More than two-thirds of academically talented eighth-graders say they have been bullied at school and nearly one-third harbored violent thoughts as a result, according to a study believed to be the first to examine the prevalence and impact of bullying in a group some experts regard as particularly vulnerable.
