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Kids Help Phone Asks Canadians To Take A Stand Against Cyber-Bullying

kids help phone [1]With Bullying Awareness Week [2] (November 14-20) nearly upon us, Kids Help Phone [3] is drawing attention to Bullying.org [4]cyberbullying, a form of bullying that is witnessed by most people who spend time online, and one element of a solution that may have been overlooked: the bystander. We all see them – the insults and name calling at the end of a news story, a blog post, or on online forums; cruel emails and texts; the posting of embarrassing photos on Facebook groups; and online gossiping are all examples of cyberbullying.

Kids Help Phone wants to increase the efforts to raise awareness of the issue of cyberbullying and stop peer cruelty, and mobilize bystanders to take a stand since this can be an effective solution to reduce bullying.

Kids Help Phone is inviting everyone – youth and adults – to stand up to cyberbullying [5] by updating their Facebook status, email signatures, Twitter feeds – any of the preferred vehicles of e-communications – with the message I will not tolerate hurtful comments online. Cyberbullying will be reported to site administrators. Join me in taking a stand.

WHY

As one becomes brave enough to stand up to bullying, others will find the courage to do the same. Kids Help Phone invites everyone to be part of a new social dynamic.

“Empowering kids to stand up to bullying is not easy,” says Shannon Freud, professional counsellor at Kids Help Phone. “We receive many calls from young people worried about losing their social standing or becoming targets themselves. But bystanders have power, and reminding kids that they have a choice can help build kids’ self-confidence and self-respect to stand up for what they believe is right.”

Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors are available for media interviews to talk about this anti-cyberbullying campaign and provide information and tips about all types of bullying.