Teenage Bullying Is an Epidemic
Ellen DeGeneres is “devastated” by the recent suicide of a Rutgers University student who was outed on the Internet, and says that “something must be done” about teen bullying. “This needs to be a wakeup call to everyone that teenage bullying and teasing is an epidemic in this country and the death rate is climbing,” DeGeneres says in a video taped at her studio.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ellen-DeGeneres-PSA-1023902.aspx
BULLYING STATISTICS:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
Lisa Freeman Says:
i agree with Ellen–something has to be done NOW! We cannot wait for more innocent children/teens to take their lives. We are doing our part by raising awareness and offering workshops, assemblies in schools, churches, and communities to educate on safety, prevention and healing, but we can’t do it alone. We need people, mom’s, dad’s, kids, teen’s, other agencies to partner with us, join our team and STOP BULLYING, abuse and violence. TOGETHER we can build SAFER SCHOOLS, SAFER HOMES & SAFER COMMUNITIES.
Lisa Freeman, CEO of Abuse Bites
http://www.abusebites.com
Posted on November 5th, 2011 at 6:01 am