NO PLACE FOR HATE
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The Big Problem
People are getting bullied everyday! Whether it's verbal, mental, or even physical, bullying affects the lives of EVERYONE. Cyberbullying is the worst kind of bullying going on right now. There are many things people can do to end it for good because once something mean is posted on the internet, it is virtually impossible to remove.
FAST FACTS ABOUT CYBERBULLYING:
- 1 of 3 young adults have experienced or are experiencing cyberbullying
- 25% of adolescents and teens have been bullied via phone or internet
- Most parents of bullied teens have no idea this is happening to their child
- Almost 50% of all teens have been cyberbullied
- Cyberbullying victims tend to have low self-esteem and think of committing suicide
Stars from ABC Family movies and TV shows show their support to Stomp Out Bullying!
STAND UP! Stop The Drama. N.d. STOMP Out Bullying. www.stompoutbullying.org. Web. 20 July 2014.
Cyberbullying, in my opinion, is the worst kind of bullying. In the worst cases, some teens have committed suicide because they couldn't handle being cyberbullying.
STAND UP! Stop The Drama. N.d. STOMP Out Bullying. www.stompoutbullying.org. Web. 20 July 2014.
The movie, cyberbully, tells the story of a teenage girl who gets pulled into a huge web of lies and rumors that changes her life and almost makers her do the unspeakable. This movie helps show how big of a problem cyberbullying is and how it affects people. ABC Family even started showing their support for anti-bullying and helped the organization STOMP Out Bullying in their efforts.
BLT Communications, LLC. Cyberbully. 24 Feb 2012. ABC Family. http://www.impawards.com/tv/cyberbully.html. Web. 20 July 2014.
What can we do to prevent bullying?
There is a campaign called STOMP Out Bullying that offers help and has set up a chat line for people being bullied. They offer any help that they can to make sure bullying is reduced.
STOMP Out Bullying
Below is the website and phone number for the STOMP Out Bullying campaign. Also attached is the email for the No Place For Hate campaign. They specialize in making sure schools are bully free!
STOMP Out Bullying. N.d. STOMP Out Bullying. www.stompoutbullying.org. Web. 20 July 2014.
Email: noplaceforhate@adl.org
Website: www.stompoutbullying.org
Phone: 1.877.602.8559