Bully Epidemic Grasps America’s Communities

Bully Epidemic Graspo America s Communities 7.4% of students have been 15% of all absenteeism is from threatened or injured with a weapon on school property fear of being bullied at school Victims of bullying are between 2 and 9 times more likely to consider suicide than other young people 50% 30% 50% of all suicides among 30% of all teens have been a victim of bullying young people are related to bullying In 2011, 707,212 people aged 10 to 24 were treated in ERs for injuries caused by assault 87% of students believe school shootings are motivated by revenge for being bullied 1 out of 10 children injured at school is a vidtim of bullying Robert J. DeBry ASSOCI ATES http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-adolescent-health/_includes/Bullying_HQP.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12072121 http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/yv-datasheet-a.pdf http://www.makebeatsnotbea 'ns.org/facts_new.html