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Anti Bullying Week 2010
Last month Counselling Directory reported on ‘The Big March’, an event which took place on Monday 15th November to kick of 2010′s Anti Bullying Week. The event saw various avatars, created by children,...
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Childline contacted by hundreds on Christmas day
This year whilst many of us were enjoying Christmas with our families, Childline took calls, texts and emails from 1,005 young people in distress, an increase of 11% since last year. Childline Manager,...
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Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day, an event organised each year in February to promote the safe and responsible use of technology in children and young people around the world. In 2010 Safer Internet Day was...
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Not enough support for cyberstalking victims
MPs have been advised that social networking sites should begin making it much easier for users to report serious online abuse. It has been revealed that the majority of British cyberstalking victims...
View ArticleX-Factor star calls for action against online bullying
2010 X-Factor finalist Cher Lloyd has spoken up about her experiences of online bullying since being in the public eye. The ‘Swagger Jagger’ singer’s comments come after she received a ‘tweet’ which...
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Facebook and ChildLine launch campaign to stop bullying
Social network Facebook and children’s charity ChildLine have teamed up in an attempt to protect young people from online bullying. Online bullying has become a huge problem in recent years since the...
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Fear of bullies prompts children to hide talents
Children are hiding their talents to avoid potential bullying, a new report has found. In a poll conducted for anti-bullying week, over a quarter of UK children said they had quit an activity they...
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Smart phone apps make bullying and abuse easier, NSPCC warns
Smart phone apps that allow strangers to track down and talk to children from anywhere in the world are increasing the risk of Internet bullying and abuse, the NSPCC has warned. The easy accessibility...
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Only 43% of Bully Victims Seek Help, Report Counselling Directory
Whilst the playground remains the most common stomping ground for bullies, a survey conducted by Counselling Directory reveals that bullying at work and cyber bullying are on the increase. With the...
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The impact of adult bullying
Samaritans counsellor Linda Vijeh from Somerset has seen first-hand the impact bullying can have on adults. After becoming the victim of bullying herself recently, she now implores others to get help....
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Cyberbullying claims another victim
Another teenage suicide has been linked to social-networking site Ask.fm – what will it take to shut the forum down? The latest instance of suicide caused by cyberbullying involved 14-year-old Hannah...
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Anti Bullying Week 2010
Last month Counselling Directory reported on ‘The Big March’, an event which took place on Monday 15th November to kick of 2010′s Anti Bullying Week. The event saw various avatars, created by children,...
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Bullying has consequences well into adulthood
New findings suggest bullying in childhood ‘throws a long shadow’ over victims’ adult lives and continues to affect job prospects, relationships and health in a negative way. The study by Warwick...
View ArticleNew study reveals children consider cyber-bullying a part of everyday life
According to results from a recent study, cyber-bullying is now such a common occurrence that over half of children in Britain consider it to be part of everyday life. The same study, which polled 2200...
View ArticleChildLine Reports increase in Cyber bullying
The figures showed that in 2012-13 there were 4,507 cases of cyber bullying compared to 2,410 in 2011-12 – a significant increase. For the first time in the charity’s 28-year history, the report also...
View ArticleChildren and young people too afraid to speak out about depression and anxiety
Labour leader, Ed Miliband and singer, Frankie Sandford from girl group, The Saturdays are among those supporting a campaign – YoungMinds Vs – that is calling for swift action on the growing mental...
View ArticleBullying the main cause of self-harm among young people
A large survey looking into why young people self-harm has revealed that bullying is the main reason why young people want to injure themselves. Nearly 4000 under-25s took the online poll –...
View ArticleChild bullying victims still troubled in adulthood
Researchers from Kings College London have found that children who are bullied are at an increased risk of depression and anxiety, and are more likely to report a lower quality of life well into their...
View ArticleNightmares a sign of bullying?
A study of 12-year-olds, conducted by researchers at Warwick University, has found that children’s nightmares could be a sign they are being bullied. Parents and GPs have subsequently been warned to...
View ArticleBullying among siblings increases risk of depression
Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered evidence suggesting that being regularly bullied by a sibling as a child increases a person’s risk of developing depression. In a revolutionary...
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