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Maureen Perkins

Public Health Analyst with the Health Resources and Services Administration and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member

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When Students with Disabilities Become Bullying Targets

Mar 26, 2018 By: Deborah Boyer, MS, University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies and John Sadowski, M.Ed., Delaware Department of Education and Kathryn Tullis, Ph.D., Delaware Division of Public Health and Maureen Perkins, Public Health Analyst with the Health Resources and Services Administration and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member and Patricia Burke, BS, Delaware Division of Public Health
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Students with a behavioral, emotional, or developmental disability are at a greater risk for bullying – in fact, according to a study published in the Americ

Read That Long Pause was Really a Seizure: Understanding Epilepsy and Bullying

That Long Pause was Really a Seizure: Understanding Epilepsy and Bullying

Jul 12, 2017 By: Tatiana Falcone, M.D., FAPA, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with the Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic and Maureen Perkins, Public Health Analyst with the Health Resources and Services Administration and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
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We know that for otherwise healthy children, bullying can affect social skills and friendships, self-esteem, and may increase anxiety and depression.