{"id":308,"date":"2015-11-17T16:07:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/?p=308"},"modified":"2015-11-17T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:07:10","slug":"anti-bullying-week-16-20-november-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/2015\/11\/17\/anti-bullying-week-16-20-november-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-bullying Week 16 &#8211; 20 November 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/2015\/11\/17\/anti-bullying-week-16-20-november-2015\/abw_twitter_black_500x250\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250.png?fit=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"abw_twitter_black_500x250\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250.png?fit=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-313 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250-300x150.png?resize=300%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"abw_twitter_black_500x250\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/abw_twitter_black_500x250.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s anti-bullying week runs from 16 \u2013 20 November, and the focus is \u2018Cyberbullying and E-Safety\u2019. Bullying is an ongoing issue that affects a great number of people growing up which in turn can have a massive impact on an individual&#8217;s mental health both as a young person and as an adult.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label &#8211; a pioneering organisation &#8211; says, <em>&#8220;Bullying is a learnt behaviour and we won\u2019t stop until it\u2019s over.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 in 10 young people aged 13 to 22 have experienced cyber bullying<\/li>\n<li>More than 16,000 young people are absent from school due to bullying<\/li>\n<li>1 in 3 LGB pupils who experience homophobic bullying change their plans for future education because of it<\/li>\n<li>69% of young people have witnessed somebody else being bullied, 43% of which see it at least once a week<\/li>\n<li>74% of those who have been bullied, have, at some point been physically attacked<\/li>\n<li>17% have been sexually assaulted<\/li>\n<li>As a result of bullying, 29% self-harmed, 27% skipped class, 14% developed an eating disorder and 12% ran away from home.<\/li>\n<li>Highest risk to bullying were the following groups: all types of disability, LGBT and low income backgrounds<\/li>\n<li>45% did not report bullying. 32% of which felt it would not be taken seriously, 32% were too embarrassed and 26% were scared of it getting worse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the full reports and research go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ditchthelabel.org\/our-work\/research-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ditch the Label Research <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And in the workplace<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><strong>80% of managers know that bullying is occurring in their workplace<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>49%<\/strong>\u00a0of managers have suffered bullying themselves<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bullying affects 1 in 4 people in the workplace today<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bullying is a major cause of staff grievance, high stress levels and high absenteeism<\/li>\n<li><strong>19 million sick days are lost due to bullying per annum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sickness absence is costing the UK <strong>\u00a313 billion per annum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For full details click <a href=\"http:\/\/hrdiversity.co.uk\/statistics\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What can we do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can do any\/all of the following during Anti-bullying week (16-20 November) but you can also give ongoing support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can support Stonewall&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/our-work\/campaigns\/nobystanders\">NoBystanders campaign<\/a> &#8211; watch the video and sign the pledge online or download it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/No_bystanders_A3.pdf\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Promote pictures of colleagues signing the pledge using social media<\/li>\n<li>Use the email signature at the end of all your emails during Anti-bullying week:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/2015\/11\/17\/anti-bullying-week-16-20-november-2015\/nobystanders-email\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?fit=374%2C75&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"374,75\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nobystanders email\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?fit=374%2C75&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?resize=374%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nobystanders email\" width=\"374\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?w=374&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/thebigpicture\/files\/2015\/07\/Nobystanders-email.jpg?resize=300%2C60&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Each and every person in Britain has a responsibility to tackle bullying and abuse. Don&#8217;t be a bystander: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobystanders.org.uk\/\">www.nobystanders.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hang <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/No_Bystanders_Posters__1_.pdf\">posters<\/a> around your offices and sites to advertise routes available to report instances of bullying and harassment<\/li>\n<li>Did you know that Hallam&#8217;s Student Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hallamstudentsunion.com\/advice_help\/\">advice centre<\/a> is a third party reporting centre for hate crime where both staff and students can report a hate crime or incident in complete confidence either by phone or in person?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s anti-bullying week runs from 16 \u2013 20 November, and the focus is \u2018Cyberbullying and E-Safety\u2019. Bullying is an ongoing issue that affects a great number of people growing up which in turn can have a massive impact on an individual&#8217;s mental health both as a young person and as an adult. 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