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A Snapshot on Bullying in America
WHAT is Bullying Bullying is unwanted intentional and repeated aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance ndash and if it happens with computers or mobile devices it is called cyberbullying
1in5Kids are Bullied at School1
HOW are Kids Bullied
2 Property destroyed on purpose
5
Pushed shoved tripped or spit on
13 Made fun of called
names or insulted
10Cyberbullied2
2 Made to do things against will
12 Excluded from5Rumors activities on purpose spread about
them
WHO is Bullied
Age as a Factor 31 25
22 21 19 16 15
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grade
Gender Race and Ethnicity
Girls 23
Boys 19
25 Black
22 White
21 Other
15 Asian
17 Hispanic
IMPACTS of Bullying345
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PATHS to Prevent Bullying
Inclusion
Supervision
Kindness
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Learn More Learn more about bullying and prevention at wwwStopBullyinggov
Bullying may be a contributor to suicide To learn more or get help suicidepreventionlifelineorg or 1-800-273-8255
1ldquoUS Department of Education press releases new data show decline in school based bullyingrdquo US Department of Education accessed August 2017 httpswwwedgovnewspress-releasesnew-data-show-decline-school-based-bullying2016 2 ldquoCyberbullying Research Center Cyberbullying Factsrdquo Cyberbullying Research Center accessed August 2017 httpcyberbullyingorgfacts 3 ldquoSAMHSA Bullying and Suiciderdquo Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration accessed August 2017 httpswwwsamhsagovsuicide-preventionbullying 4ldquoStopBullyinggov Who Is At Risk Effectsrdquo US Department of Health and Human Services accessed August 2017 httpswwwstopbullyinggovat-riskeffectsindexhtml 5ldquoFact sheet Understanding bullyingrdquo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accessed August 2017 httpwwwcdcgovviolencepreventionpdfbullying_factsheetpdf 6 7The National Academies Press Preventing Bullying Through Science Policy and Practice (Washington DC 2016) 219-233
Primary data is from the 2015 School Crime Supplement US Department of Education unless otherwise noted