That can cause some short terms effects like low self-confidence, depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, abnormal fears and worries, sleep disorders, nervous habits, bed-wetting, poor appetite or digestive problems. In the long run it can cause psychological post-trauma disorders, self destructive behavior, and alcohol or substance abuse. Bullying can really break a person down, if people do not stop it now. The bullier could have problems of their own so they resort to bullying as a relief or a sense of power over another person. Meanwhile people bully others because of lack of adult supervision, jealousy, revenge, take their feelings out on or want to get noticed, they like having power over their peers, they have problems at
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GREAT stands for Gang Resistance Education And Training, this program aims to prevent bullying and delinquent Behaviors, bullying prevention is a community endeavor. The more resources a community can use to address the problem, the better the chances of having a real impact. Most communities focus their bullying reduction efforts on addressing the problem in their schools. This program is taught by law enforcement officers, G.R.E.A.T. teaches students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T works with students before they are most at risk for these behaviors. The program is good at addressing some of the behaviors that are also associated with bullying. Through role-playing and structured activities, G.R.E.A.T. teaches children about Making choices and decisions, Setting goals for their future, interacting with others, communicating effectively, and resolving conflicts. G.R.E.A.T offers a 13-lesson middle school educational program, A six-lesson elementary school program, and a family training and summer program. Since the majority of bullying starts at home, this program allows children and parents become aware of bullying and how it affects the family as a whole. The program is available throughout the United States, Canada, and Central America. As a result of the study, G.R.E.A.T. rewrote the curriculum using a strengths-based approach and interactive teaching techniques focused on skills building. From May 2006- 2007, 33 officers taught the G.R.E.A.T. program to approximately 4000 students in seven cities. Based on those sessions, the teachers measured the outcome of having these programs. After one year, data showed that treatment groups had, significantly lower chances of belonging to a gang, more resistance to peer pressure, more use of refusal skills, less anger, and fewer associations with delinquent peers G.R.E.A.T. is also testing a
GREAT stands for Gang Resistance Education And Training, this program aims to prevent bullying and delinquent Behaviors, bullying prevention is a community endeavor. The more resources a community can use to address the problem, the better the chances of having a real impact. Most communities focus their bullying reduction efforts on addressing the problem in their schools. This program is taught by law enforcement officers, G.R.E.A.T. teaches students skills to avoid delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T works with students before they are most at risk for these behaviors. The program is good at addressing some of the behaviors that are also associated with bullying. Through role-playing and structured activities, G.R.E.A.T. teaches children about Making choices and decisions, Setting goals for their future, interacting with others, communicating effectively, and resolving conflicts. G.R.E.A.T offers a 13-lesson middle school educational program, A six-lesson elementary school program, and a family training and summer program. Since the majority of bullying starts at home, this program allows children and parents become aware of bullying and how it affects the family as a whole. The program is available throughout the United States, Canada, and Central America. As a result of the study, G.R.E.A.T. rewrote the curriculum using a strengths-based approach and interactive teaching techniques focused on skills building. From May 2006- 2007, 33 officers taught the G.R.E.A.T. program to approximately 4000 students in seven cities. Based on those sessions, the teachers measured the outcome of having these programs. After one year, data showed that treatment groups had, significantly lower chances of belonging to a gang, more resistance to peer pressure, more use of refusal skills, less anger, and fewer associations with delinquent peers G.R.E.A.T. is also testing a