Mental Health Champions: June Network Meeting Mental Health Effects of Bullying Some of the most significant risk factors for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children are parenting and effective family functioning, parental mental health (especially maternal depression), and socioeconomic circumstances. Children from the most disadvantaged 20% of households are three times as likely to have a mental health difficulty as the most advantaged 20%.

Agenda 9.30 Welcome and update: An overview of research into the mental health consequences of bullying 9.30-10.00 Sharing resources: Circle of Friends/ Mindfulness/ Personal Construct Psychology 10.30 Show and Tell: Assemblies and decisions – themes and issues for next year 10.45 Coffee 11.00 Supervision groups 12.15 Plenary and review

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Kids Who are Bullied Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience: Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood. Health complaints Decreased academic achievement—GPA and standardized test scores—and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school. A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied.

Kids Who Bully Others Kids who bully others can also engage in violent and other risky behaviours into adulthood. Kids who bully are more likely to: Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school Engage in early sexual activity Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults  Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as adults

Bystanders Kids who witness bullying are more likely to: Have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs Have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety Miss or skip school

Evidence base Observing bullying at school: The mental health implications of witness status. Rivers, Ian; Poteat, V. Paul; Noret, Nathalie; Ashurst, Nigel School Psychology Quarterly, Vol 24(4), Dec 2009, 211-223.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0018164 Can social support protect adolescents from adverse outcomes? A prospective study on the effects of bullying on the educational achievement and mental health of adolescents at … C Rothon, J Head, E Klineberg, S Stansfeld - Journal of adolescence,2011  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0 140197110000898

https://www. livescience https://www.livescience.com/53034-childhood-bullying-lasting-mental-health-effects.html https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/sites/default/files/field/attachment/ABA-mental-health-briefing-Nov-15.pdf http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/parentsandyouthinfo/parentscarers/bullyingandemotion.aspx

Circle of Friends: An evidence based intervention to build social support

Government Mental Health Agenda 5 steps to mental health and wellbeing: Connect with people Be active Be curious Learn Give

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