Our doctors would like to share this information they received from Beaumont Children’s Hospital.
Researchers have found a significant relationship between bullying and malocclusion. The consequences of bullying can be physical and mental, acute and long term !!
It is important that children’s parents feel comfortable about discussing their child’s exposure to bullying. Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s anti-bullying probram – NoBLE ( No Bullying Live Empowered) provides counseling, support and psycho-education to youth impacted by bullying(whether as a bully, victim, or witness), as well as their families.
Statistics contributed by Beaumont.
Bullying knows NO boundaries
Every 7 minutes a child is bullied according to the U.S.Department of Justice
1 in 7 students is either a bully or a victim of bullying. (www.Education.com)
160,000 students stay home from school every day for fear of bullying.(National Association of School Psychologists)
280,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.(www.keepschoolssafe.org)
Contact Beaumont hospital at 855-UR-NOBLE if you or any one experiencing this situation or check out www.beaumont.edu/urnoble
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