WHAT WOULD MARRY DO

Bullying is a world wide issue and presents many different issues such as depression, anxiety, physical harm, suicide and exclusion.

BULLYING

• Approximately one in four Year 4 to Year 9 Australian students (27%) report being bullied every few weeks.
• Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because they are scared of being bullying.

Bullying can lead to a multitude of outcomes including depression, exclusion, anxiety, physical harm, mental harm, being afraid, sadness, self harm or even suicide... But this can be prevented with your help.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• DON'T BE A BYSTANDER
• Prevent or intervene bullying
• Tell someone with authority for example parents or teachers
• Talk with the victim to see if they're alright.
• Get the victim to call a help,line if needed for example Beyond Blue, Reachout or Kidshelpline

WHAT THOSE SHOULD DO IN THE SITUATION

• THE BULLY:
• STOP, try understand what stress the victim is going through and think of the outcome.
• THE VICTIM:
• Seek help, ignore it, tell someone you trust or that has authority and talk about it to someone.

PLAN:
To stop bullying it will help to have some sort of plan, one for the victim and one for those who are watching the bullying unfold.
BYSTANDER PLAN:
Bystanders should never just stand back and watch when someone is being bullied, they should always take action whether that is telling an adult or talking to the victim.

VICTIM PLAN:
If you are the target of bullying then try and talk to someone wether it be a friend, parent, trusted adult or teacher. If you can't do this try and confront the bully (only if possible). If all this has been tried but has not succeeded then bring the problem to the police.