Negative Effects of Bullying

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Negative Effects of Bullying
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Warning Signs of Being Bullied

• Reports losing items such as books, electronics,
  clothing, or jewelry
• Has unexplained injuries
• Complains frequently of headaches, stomachaches,
  or feeling sick
• Suddenly has fewer friends
• Often feels they are not good enough

• Has a change in eating habits
• Loses interest in school and after school
  activities
• Avoids certain areas of the school
• Has trouble sleeping or frequently has bad dreams
• Blames themselves for their problems

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Negative Effects Victim

• Higher risk of depression or anxiety
• Decreased academic performance
• More likely to retaliate through violent
  measures in 12 of 15 school shootings in the
  90s the shooters had a history of being bullied
• More likely to drop out of school or not pursue
  further education
• More likely to run away from home
• Alcohol and drug use
• Eating disorders
• Increased thoughts of suicide suicide is the
  third leading cause of death among adolescents,
  about 4,400/year

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Negative Effects Bully

• More likely to
• Abuse alcohol and drugs
• Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out
  of school
• Engage in early sexual activity
• Have criminal convictions in one study 60 of
  people who bullied had a criminal conviction by
  the age of 24
• Be abusive towards romantic partners or children
  as adults

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What to do if Bullying gets Worse

• If in immediate risk contact local police
• Thoughts of suicide develop contact suicide
  prevention hotline [phone]-talk (8255)
• If its occurring on school contact local school
  administrator (principal or superintendent)
• Health concerns (constant stomach pains, sleep
  disturbances, etc) contact a health professional
• If bullying is occurring because of race,
  ethnicity, disability or sexual preference
  contact US Department of Educations office for
  Civil Rights

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Anti-bullying Websites

• www.stopbullying.gov
• www.njbullying.gov
• www.cdc.gov
• www.bullyingstatistics.org
• www.pbskids.org
• www.stophazing.org
• www.ncpc.org
• www.fightcrime.org
• www.nces.ed.gov
• www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org

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Homework

• Look through some of the websites provided on the
  previous PowerPoint slide and/or other websites
  you come across
• Review the material covered in previous classes
  on bullying to prepare for summative assignment
  to be given and completed next class

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School and Community Help
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What can Schools do to Help?

• Create a bullying hotline
• Make a bully-box for students to report
  incidents but stay anonymous
• Change school culture hang anti-bully poster and
  banners around the hallways and classrooms
• Hold assemblies with guest speakers
• Give each student a school handbook with all the
  policies inside
• Have extra staff on the playground, in the
  cafeteria, or monitoring hallways

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STRYVEStriving to Reduce Youth Violence
Everywherehttp//www.vetoviolence.org/stryve/hom
e.html

• CDCs online initiative to preventing bullying in
  the community
• Offers effective strategies based upon the best
  available evidence
• Offers online training webinars and videos
• Provides a calendar list of national conventions
  that deal with bullying related topics
• Gives people the option to join an existing
  community or to start up their own
• Currently zero communities in New JerseyMaybe
  you should be the first!!!