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GET HELP

ARE YOU BEING BULLIED AND NEED HELP NOW?

Headspace, Kids Helpine & Lifeline can help:

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headspace.org.au
1800 650 890
headspace helps young people aged 12–25 years who are going through a tough time.

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kidshelpline.com.au
1800 55 1800
Kids Helpline offers a 24/7 telephone and online counselling and support service for young people aged 5–25 years.

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lifeline.org.au
13 11 14
Lifeline provides crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for all ages. Call 13 11 14 or chat online every night.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED… TAKE ACTION!

LOOK at the kid or kids bullying you, tell them to stop in a calm, clear voice
WALK away, if speaking up is too hard
LAUGH it off – if possible – to catch the person bullying you off guard
FIND an adult to stop the bullying
TALK to a trusted adult; never keep your feelings inside
STAY near adults and other kids and away from places bullying occurs
MAKE a plan to stop bullying with a trusted adult

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE, WORK, STUDY AND PLAY IN AN ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM BULLYING, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE. NO ONE DESERVES OR ASKS TO BE BULLIED.

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VIDEOS EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH!

PROJECT ROCKIT’s Lucy Thomas shares comebacks (not insults) for dealing with bullying.

How to ask a school mate R U OK?

ReachOut.com’s tips for dealing with cyberbulling

For Parents

Bullying is not something that just goes away on its own, it is not something that children can just “work out” without mediation, and it is not something kids will just naturally outgrow. If you know (or think) that your child is being bullied, your participation is critical to a successful outcome.Education.com Bullying Special Edition 2012
10 Tips for Parents

by Education.com covers ten actions parents can take to help address bullying, ten actions parents can take if your child is bullying others and ten actions parents can take if their child has been bullied. Download it now.

Talking to your child

Make it safe for your child to talk to you and teach your child to say “Stop!” or go find an adult. Read more here.

You can get help over the phone and online with Kids Helpline, Lifeline, headspace and Relationships Australia.

Talking to the school

Every school will have a school policy around bullying so it’s good to ask for it or find it on their website. Talk to your child’s classroom teacher and Principal about your concerns. Make it clear that you are committed to partner with the school in being part of the solution. Also emphasise that your expected outcome is that your child’s ability to feel safe and happy at school is fully restored. Your school should create an action plan to help address the issue. Read more here.

Downloads

  • 10 Tips for Parents

    Education.com Bullying Special Edition 2012 Download

  • Interactive resource for parents

    This interactive resource helps parents have conversations with their children and empower parents to stand up for their children effectively. Check it out.

  • 10 Questions parents can ask primary schools

    Created by the Bullying Prevention Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Education Download

  • 10 Questions parents can ask high schools

    Created by the Bullying Prevention Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Education Download

MORE RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

Know your rights


If you feel like the school isn’t fulfilling your child’s right to be safe at school it’s good to know your rights and if necessary make a formal complaint. There are several ways in which you can approach a formal complaint so read up on your rights and the information that has been compiled by Law Stuff.

LAW STUFF is a website dedicated to providing legal information to children and young people in Australia. Know Your Rights within your State/Territory.

Lodging a formal complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission (1300 656 419) has a complaint handling service that may investigate complaints of discrimination, harassment and bullying. Read more.

Find out more about your rights and lodging a formal complaint with your school or Education Department:
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Find out more about your rights and lodging a formal complaint with the Police:
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SA
NT
TAS
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Lodging a formal complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission (1300 656 419) has a complaint handling service that may investigate complaints of discrimination, harassment and bullying. Read more.

Help with Cyberbullying

Get help from the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner.
Report cyberbullying with the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network.

Tips on Reporting Bullying & Harassment by SA.gov.au

Before you make a report write down as many details as you can about the incident. This will help you to recall details and make it easier to answer questions when you lodge your report.
Take notes about:

  • what happened
  • when it happened
  • where it happened
  • who was involved
  • who saw it happen.
If a website or mobile phone was used as part of the bullying, it will help with tracking and blocking people engaging in the bullying behaviour if you can:
  • save messages and details of the senders – if you are the person who was bullied and you don’t want to keep reading the messages, ask someone you trust to save them for you
  • provide information about which websites or social networks were used
  • provide the name of your internet service provider or mobile phone provider.

Click here to read the full article: SA.Gov.au Reporting Bullying and Harassment