Don’t feel ashamed if you’re being bullied – get help
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.
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.
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.
Over half of the young people surveyed by ChildLine said they had received a sexual photo or video. Most received them from a partner but a third received them from a stranger.
40% of young people 13-18 in a ChildLine survey said they had created a sexual image or video of themselves, with about a quarter of all those questioned saying they had sent the image or video to someone else.
In a ChildLine survey of 13-18 year olds, 60% said they had been asked for a sexual image or video of themselves.
You can control who sees your updates by protecting your Tweets. They will only be visible to users you’ve approved, and won’t appear in Google search.
Safer Internet Day – today – is organised in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre in February of each year to promote the safe and responsible use of online technology and mobile phones for children and young people.