Abuse Bites Bullying Help and Bullying Statistics in the USA
Abuse & Bullying Links & Hotlines
Bully Police USA -- Get the scoop on the laws of bullying in each state throughout the USA and tips on what you can do if bullying is happening in your school, community, or state. There is information on state representatives and contacts within your state to help you.
C.A.A.B.I. -- Children & Adults Against Bullying-- Iowa based non-profit organization that helps students & parents work with schools to stop bullying in the community.
Dreamcatchers for Abused Children Worldwide -- Michigan based non-profit organization that works around the world to stop child abuse in every realm. Great resource for breaking news stories, statistics, blog talk radio shows, and more.
GREAT ARTICLE on -- Types of Bullying, How to Handle Being Bullied, How to Help Your Child Being Bullied, What Teachers Can Do About Bullying
A Suicide Prevention Guide -- This is a great resource to prevent suicide so you will know what to do before it happens, and this page was discovered by a really amazing teen, Lauren, who is from the Empower Youth Team--a group of teens in school that are educating others on tough subjects! Keep up the great work :)
Suicide Awareness & Prevention -- This is another great resource to prevent and raise more awareness on suicide, and this page was discovered by another amazing teen doing some very helpful research Kayla Freeguard!!! Thank you Kayla :)
BEING BULLIED or ABUSED?
Sadly You're Not Alone...
BYSTANDERS are BULLIES TOO!
Facts About Bullying
BULLYING STATISTICS:
40 % of all teens/kids are Cyber Bullied
1 out of 10 kids are bullied on a regular basis
160,000 kids miss school every day for fear of bullying
In 85% of all Playground Bullying there is no intervention
35 % of all Parents fear for their children's safety at school
1 teen dies every 1/2 hour in the USA from bullying/bullycide
Kids who are obese, gay, or have disabilities are 63% more likely to be bullied than others
86% of people in the workforce experience bullying, a whopping 71.5 million, & most of them fear speaking up
Let us help you BRING THE CHANGE & STOP BULLYING
Please CALL us TODAY
to set up a healing workshop in your school, church, library, work place or community:
989-729-2124
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255
ALCOHOL
Alcohol Hotline
(800) 331-2900
Al-Anon for Families of Alcoholics
(800) 344-2666
Alcohol and Drug Helpline
(800) 821-4357
Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
(800) 252-6465
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 729-6686
Families Anonymous
(800) 736-9805
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
(800) 622-2255
CHILD ABUSE
USA National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 4-A-Child or (800) 422-4453
CRISES AND SUICIDE
Girls & Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
International Suicide Hotlines
National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800) 442-HOPE (4673)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
National US Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
MEDICAL
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(800) 222-1222
America Social Health: STD Hotline
(800) 227-8922
PREGNANCY
Planned Parenthood Hotline
(800) 230-PLAN (230-7526)
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-HOPE
National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse
(800) 799-7233
Abuse Victim Hotline
(866) 662-4535
RUNNING AWAY
National Runaway Switchboard
(800) 231-6946
National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678
Child Find of America
(800) 426-5678
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Poison Control
(800) 222-1222
National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Cocaine Anonymous
(800) 347-8998
National Help Line for Substance Abuse
(800) 262-2463
Source: The Center for Mental Health in Schools