Affects of Cyber-Bullying
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"On Thursday March 10, 2011, the White House convened a conference to address the issue of bullying. First Lady Michelle and President Obama welcomed parents, students, researchers, industry leaders and others to discuss the negative effects of bullying and highlight some of the best-practices and promising approaches in prevention and response." Cyberbullying Research Center, 2011
People who are being cyber-bullied are twice as likely to attempt suicide..
Where cyber-bullying occurs
Cyberbullying occurs most in chat rooms.
Girls are twice as likely as boys to be cyberbullied and to cyberbully others.
Who is cyber-bullied
Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and almost one in four have had it happen more than once.
About 21% of kids have received mean or threatening emails.
58% of kids who are cyberbullied have not told their parents or a trusted adult.
13.3% of kids have been cyberbullied by rumors online
17% of kids have been cyberbullied at least once in the previous 30 days
©2011 TrueCare
©2011 TrueCare
Over 25% of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones.
Dr. Claudio Cerullo
Dr. Claudio Cerullo
