PRESS RELEASE: Friendships help, say children - as one in three report being bullied since Covid outbreak.

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Friendships help, say children - as one in three report being bullied

Bullying is still a serious problem for children in spite of pandemic, with a third saying they have been bullied in the last six months.  Covid may have changed the way bullying is happening this

http://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/news-insight/news/friendships-help-say-children-one-three-report-being-bullied-covid-outbreak
From our poll of 2000 11-16-year-olds, we found out that in spite of the COVID-19 Pandemic, bullying is still a serious problem, with 1 in 3 children saying they have been bullied in the last 6 months.

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1 in 5 of the children polled told us they experience bullying once or more per week.

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It also suggests that Covid-19 has affected how bullying takes place, w/ rising numbers of children reporting incidents online or in their communities compared to our 2019 survey & fewer children saying they had been bullied in school.

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Although the lengthy closure of schools for most children seems likely to account for a drop in bullying in school settings, 38% were anxious about returning to school because they feared suffering bullying behaviour

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On a positive note, an overwhelming majority (80%) said that if we work together, we can unite to reduce bullying. Which is exactly why we are excited to kick off this year’s #AntiBullyingWeek Campaign

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For more information on our research, and to read the full press release, please visit our website here:

http://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/news-insight/news/friendships-help-say-children-one-three-report-being-bullied-covid-outbreak

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