Short messages on Bullying/abuse from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
If you know that an indecent image of you or a friend has been posted online, you or your friend can contact the website, such as Facebook or YouTube, to have it removed. You can do this by visiting the help and safety areas of their websites and following their reporting links.
Young people can feel embarrassed and ashamed about being bullied. It is important to know that it is nothing to hide and there is always someone there for you if you want to chat.
Cyberbullying is just as serious as offline bullying and it can be incredibly traumatic. If you are feeling low, it is important that you tell an adult that you trust – this could be a parent/guardian, a teacher, the school counsellor or your doctor. Help is available, you just need to ask for it.
Anyone can suffer from domestic abuse.
That’s the key message being voiced by organisations across Norfolk in a week long campaign taking place next week. (more…)
If you are being cyberbullied by someone you know from school or college, take the documented evidence to a trusted teacher and tell them about what is happening.
If you are being cyberbullied, document evidence (screenshots and chatlogs) of what is going on and then block the users from your social networking profiles.
Bullying and cyberbullying are illegal. If somebody is threatening you or sharing your personal details, contact the Police as soon as possible.
Treat yourself the way you want others to treat you. The amount of abuse you tolerate in your relationships is often equal to the amount of abuse you heap on yourself.
Nobody has the right to abuse you. You may be made to feel responsible and guilty for the abuse, but the source of the problem is the abuser, not you.
The Domestic Violence and Relationship Abuse project supports children and young people age 4 -18 years in an abusive relationship or who have been affected by domestic violence in the home.