Ef

fect
sofBul
ly
ing

Bul
lyi
ngcanaf fecteveryone—thosewhoar ebulli
ed,t
hosewhobull
y,andt hosewho
wit
nessbullyi
ng.Bullyi
ngisl i
nkedt omanynegat i
veout
comesincl
udingimpactson
mentalheal
th,substanceuse,andsui ci
de.Iti
simport
anttot
alktokidstodet er
mine
whetherbul
l
ying—orsomet hingelse—isaconcer
n.

Ki
dsWhoar
eBul
li
ed

Ki
dswhoarebull
iedcanexper
iencenegat
ivephy
sical,social
,emoti
onal,
academi
c,and
ment
alheal
thi
ssues.Ki
dswhoar ebul
li
edaremorelikelytoexper
ience:

Depr
essionandanxiety,
increasedfeeli
ngsofsadnessandlonel
i
ness,
changesinsleep
andeati
ngpat t
erns,andlossofi nt
eresti
nactiv
iti
estheyusedtoenj
oy.Theseissues
maypersisti
ntoadult
hood.

Heal
thcompl
aint
s.

Decr
eased academicachi
evement
—GPA and st
andar
dized t
estscor
es—and school
par
ti
cipat
ion.Theyar
emoreli
kel
ytomi
ss,
skip,
ordropoutofschool
.

Av er
ysmal lnumberofbul
l
ied chi
l
dren mi
ghtr
etal
i
atet
hrough ext
remel
yvi
olent
measures.