You Can Speak Out!

[Tizeh]

You Can Speak Out
Let's face it being bullied is one of the worst things you can go through. The only way to stop it is by talking to someone. Adults aren't the only people you can turn to. Your freinds and other teenagers can help you solve your problems too. Schools across the country are starting to set up peer support groups where young people are trained to listen and help others. From the 21-22 November the Anti-Bullying Alliance is running Anti-Bulling Week. This would be the perfect time to start up a peer support group in your school. You could try talking to your teachers and school council about setting up a peer support group. Do you bit to help someone.

What You Can Do To Help?
During Anti-Bullying Week (21-25 November) you could:

• Have a brainstorm with your friends or class about the types of problems you might face at school. What kind of person do you think makes a good listener.
• Chat to your most supportive teacher to see what he or she thinks about peer support and maybe setting up a group in your school.
• Get the whole school talking about peer support. Why not ask if your teachers can make the topic of assembly and school council about Anti-Bullying Week and peer support groups. You could also put up posters to promote Anti-Bullying Week.
• Create a 'Problem Post' box to enable everyone to share worries anonymously. Discuss possible solutions to the problems and display them around school.

Contacts
If your worried about bullying and need help and advice below is some useful information.

• Phone - NSPCC's free helpline - 0808 800 5000
• Email - [email protected]
• Phone - Childline - 0800 1111
• Website - Here you can find out whats happening during Anti-Bullying Week www.anti-bullyingalliance.org

I hope this peice of information can help you in every single way possible.

[Dan Williamson]

I think this has been copy and pasted but none the less it's very good information should be stickied.

- Dan

[Tizeh]

Thanks for you comments. It's ok if you think it's been copied and pasted because i know it hasn't and if you think it has then you must think that because it looks professional. I did get the helplines from the website but i wrote the article purely myself.

[deltateamaplha]

Thanks for you comments. It's ok if you think it's been copied and pasted because i know it hasn't and if you think it has then you must think that because it looks professional. I did get the helplines from the website but i wrote the article purely myself.

It's ok to copy and paste I might put it in the sub health tips and advice forum keep the work up.