Category: Bullying Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Hamilton, ON (October 3, 2017) – Decreased exposure to bullying and family problems during childhood and adolescence could help reduce adult mental illness in extremely low birth weight preemies

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 9 and worried about going to school this fall because she was picked on by some of her classmates last year. Should I talk to her teachers about this or wait to see how it goes?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For many children, the start of a new school year can be stressful, especially if they’ve been victims of bullying in the past.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Childhood bullying may lead to long-lasting health consequences, impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health well into adulthood

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 21, 2017 — One of the latest and most ambitious studies on bullying and cyberbullying in middle and high school students begs to differ with the age-old adage….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Contrary to previous research that suggested that as students’ popularity increased so did their bullying behavior

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Minneapolis, MN (October 2016)—Bullying doesn’t hurt you just when you’re a kid. In fact, the impact of childhood bullying can haunt you long past school years

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Bullying is an issue that goes far beyond schoolyard teasing. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified bullying among school-age children as a major public health problem.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Interventions targeted at individual students can improve the classroom environment and trigger a second wave of benefits for all classmates

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – ANN ARBOR-Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The digital age has given teens new platforms for cruelty: A social media prank intended to embarrass a classmate. Spreading online rumors about peers. Posting unflattering pictures of others.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new multi-national study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that weight-based bullying is viewed as the most common form of bullying among children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Bullying affects more than just isolated and marginalized students, according to sociologists. In fact, researchers have found that relatively popular students are targeted and may actually suffer more from a single act of social aggression.

(HealthNewsDigestcom) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Miami Dolphins scandal raises questions about the role that bystanders who may witness bullying can play, says Amanda B. Nickerson, PhD, director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the University at Buffalo.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HONOLULU – People who were repeatedly bullied throughout childhood and adolescence were significantly more likely to go to prison than individuals who did not suffer repeated bullying, according to a new analysis presented at the American Psychological Association’s 121st Annual Convention.