More+Bullying+Stats!


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 * • Between 1 in 5 and 1 in 7 students report being bullied once a week or more **
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 * • Around 62% of students with Autism Spectum disorder report being bullied **
 * once a week or more **
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 * • Bullying most often occurs in the last years of primary and the first couple of **
 * years at secondary school **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Males typically report being bullied more than females **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Children with positive relationships with their parents are less likely to bully **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Around 85% of bullying incidents happen within peer groups **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Generally verbal bullying such as name calling is the most common form of **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">bullying **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Physical bullying is the least common and declines with age **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Students are more likely to experience bullying from individuals than groups **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Bullying often occurs when there is little or no supervision around **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Data from Kids Helpline shows that children 15-18 years old are more likely to ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">experience continual harassment (13%) than younger children (7%) **
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">• Bullying is the fourth most common reason young people seek help from ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">children’s help services **