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What is bullying?

Whilst bullying may most commonly be experienced by young people, with one in four children having been bullied a lot or always, according to research from the Anti-Bullying Alliance, there isn’t as much news coverage or emphasis on adult bullying.

Bullying can occur at any age, at any time in your life. Taking place at school, university, work, home, or anywhere you have an internet connection, bullying can have a huge impact on an individual's self-esteem,...

One of the fastest growing forms of bullying, cyberbullying can be even more persistent and hard to spot. For many, it can feel like digital bullying knows no boundaries. With almost 30% of young people spending over four hours each day on social media, do you know how your child or teen is behaving online?

The YoungMinds’ Safety Net Report revealed young people are spending more and more time online. 61% of young people surveyed admitted to signing up for their first social media...

Studies looking into the impact of school uniforms on mental health have shown, for the most part, that they are indeed beneficial. A study commissioned by the Schoolwear Association involved a number of student focus groups and was conducted with the intention of finding out their perceptions of wearing a uniform.

Feedback from the participants (aged 13-17) found that having a uniform meant they didn’t have to worry about what to wear each day and didn’t worry about being bullied by...

When a person decides to go and see a counsellor, chances are that they are not feeling at their strongest. It may well have taken a long time to decide to seek help. Sometimes a person doesn't really want to see a counsellor but their loved ones keep telling them they ought to. Often people don't actually know what a counsellor does. If you or someone you know relates to this, please read on. This is a brief introduction on how to be counselled. First, finding a counsellor. You may want the...

There really isn't enough emphasis on adult bullying. Many people believe it only happens in childhood but this is a fallacy. Bullying can happen in the workplace, with family, neighbours and anywhere else really. Being bullied as an adult can be hard to admit. There is a sense of shame that comes with being bullied as an adult because so many people believe it mainly happens in childhood. Many people believe that to be bullied you have to appear weaker but actually that isn't true either....

Last year we surveyed over 1000 people to get the facts about bullying. We found:

55% of people have been bullied at some point. 70% of all people bullied did not seek support, ever.

Our school years can be both the best, and the worst years of our lives. While we’ll all go through ups and downs during our life in education, for some, they are utterly miserable. Bullying affects one in two people. Despite half of the population having been affected by bullying, when you’re a victim,...

Companies as entities, purely profit-driven and lacking in ethics, can behave like bullies. It's as if the whole world has been blinded by the impression an organisation promotes: Fair treatment of staff, fulfilling quotas for equality and diversity, discrimination and inclusion, whilst in reality they promote a culture of fear and blame, literally “killing off” their staff in the process. Ambitions are hidden under a smokescreen of the charities for which they raise money, or...

For decades women have silently put up with sexual harassment in the workplace. There was little protection or resource at the time. Those who had the courage to complain soon discovered that their experience of sexual harassment was dismissed as trivial, harmless and just a joke. Women were often told to quit their job if they couldn't handle advances from the harasser. It was a case of put up and shut up. The turning point came in the mid-1970's as the Women's Liberation Movement began to...