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Bullying Rates Drop

May 15, 2015 By: Sarah Sisaye, U.S. Department of Education and former  StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
Posted In
Prevention
Tagged
Research
Secondary school

Bullying remains a serious issue for students and their families, and efforts to reduce bullying concern policy makers, administrators, and educators.

Bullying and Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

May 12, 2015 By: Chevese Turner, Founder, President & CEO, The Binge Eating Disorder Association and Steffie Rapp, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and StopBullying.gov Ed Board member
Posted In
Risk Factors
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Effects
Elementary school
Health
Research
Secondary school

It was time for everyone in my 6th grade class to line up in the school gym for our annual weight/height measurements by the school nurse.

Bullying Gets Under Your Skin: Health Effects of Bullying on Children and Youth

Apr 21, 2015 By: Tracy Vaillancourt, Ph.D., Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children's Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa and Elizabeth Edgerton, MD, MPH, Health Resources and Services Administration
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Risk Factors
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Elementary school
Health
Research
Secondary school

Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.