General Article Struggling children turn to bullying to cope

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Children and young people struggling with personal issues are turning to bullying to help them cope according to a new survey.

 

The survey by anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label gathered responses from 8,850 12- to 20-year-olds on the subject of bullying. Of those surveyed half said they had been bullied, while a quarter of those who were bullied had resorted to bullying themselves.

 

Bullying as a response

The survey looked at the link between bullying and stress or trauma in the young pe...

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