"NATIONAL BULLY HOTLINE" Stop Student Suicides Now!
- by: MC
- recipient: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas State House,
The 24/7 Bully Hotlines will be posted on banners in school hallways and classrooms nationwide. Licensed psychiatrist to assist suicidal students and bullied students.
This project as a third party advocacy outreach watchdog will ensure Students reports are being resolved by following up and assisting Administration transparency and documentation. (PIR) - PREVENTION - INTERVENTION - RESOLUTION.
* There are 4,400 American Student suicides on average annually - not true statistics. It's overwhelmingly more, but not reported. A "SAFE" learning environment improves student achievement.
* Implementing positive extensive "BEHAVIORAL COUNSELLING PROGRAMS" will stop the escalating dysfunctional cycle of aggression, low self esteem and depression.
* Three days ISS/In school suspension & corporal punishment doesn't cure aggression or the lack of civil manners. IMO makes them rage more. Thirty days in behavioral counseling, community service would benefit them more than sitting and thinking about how to retaliate. Promote being a good citizen.
* Teachers don't want to sweep bully violence under the rug, but they fear losing their employment for making bully reports. Confidential information I've received from teachers who want to remain anonymous, explained the conflict of interest with (some) district administrations safety data compliance. They don't want their schools red flagged. They risk losing their state and federal grants.
* Zero tolerance punishes the victim and the aggressor. This is emotionally damaging.
* If non-violent Students can't learn they drop out, resort to drugs and other criminal activities. Some resort to violence as a "Can't beat Em join Em scenario" That's why we have a new epidemic of school shootings, terroristic threats and bomb scares. Relentless unresolved bully violence, harassment and assaults is not something all students will endure before escalating to retaliation or suicide.
* Administrators interrogating emotionally distraught students in a harsh manner can send them to their grave. It is a known fact after breaking them down with hours of persecution before calling their parents into the meeting, it has. This should be a polite non judgmental investigation not a condemnation exercise. When conducting an investigation it should be done with compassion, understanding and respect. Role models get respect when they show respect. Parents should always be present if licensed psychologists are not available to conduct the investigation.
* Implement "Accountability and Transparency" for inaction, not sovereign and qualified immunity protection for those who choose to be evasive in true safety data. Fail to report bully violence, Fail to report to police, Fail to call parents, Fail to evaluate psychological behaviors or refer.
* Bully violence is repeated harassment and assaults. Some call it silly teasing, but 90% of the time it escalates to serious assault, stalking, rape, gang fights, suicides, mass shootings or bomb threats. Yes, stop it why you think it's silly. If you think bad manners and socially unacceptable students is silly. I don't.
The Mothers Opposing Bullying (MOB) Foundation, the leaders in bullying advocacy is ready to help innocent children who are victims of bullying & need help!
To facilitate hope and healing in community members who experience the detrimental effects of bullying by creating a positive value-oriented response model that provides follow-up support to M.O.B.'s National Bullying Hot Line callers who report bullying issues. To equip educators, parents, and other adults in children’s lives with information and skills needed to promote institutional changes that increase school safety and mutual respect. To address the problem of bullying holistically, recognizing the negative impact bullying has on perpetrators as well as victims, both immediately and lifelong.
Today we know that bullying can have long-term effects on both the victim—and the bully. As an adult, the bully has a greater risk of being involved in criminal behavior, and both the bully and the victim may suffer from future health and mental health problems. In fact, years after the bullying occurs, adults who were bullied as teens have higher levels of depression and poorer self-esteem than other adults. And, six out of 10 kids identified as bullies in middle school are convicted of a crime by the time they reach age 24. Increasing the number of adults in prison and leading to incarcerated adults that cost taxpayers annually over 40 billion dollars. The majority of victims of bulling studies show victims have more anxiety, sadness, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, headaches, stomach pain, and general tension than their peers who are not being bullied.
Eighty-three percent of bullying incidents receive no intervention and continue to happen making victims that may become violent, either at the time of bullying or in the future. Every day eight hundred thousand kids are bullied and as a result one hundred sixty thousand stay home afraid to go to school, increasing truancy and dropout rates enabling greater bearing to the United States not being competitive in a global marketplace where the majority of workers impacted from bullying in schools continue to increase the skills gap of qualified science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workers.
As we now know through research if the victim of bullying or the bully does not have proper treatment then bullying isn’t limited to the school yard, colleges or even classroom. It happens everywhere. In fact, more adults are reporting being bullied at work. We hear about kids bullying each other all the time, but a new survey shows 1 in 6 adults are being bullied in the workplace. It shows up as co-worker or managers giving “Verbal abuse, work sabotage, social and physical isolation. Making for a hostile environment for employees to work and in some cases leading to suicide because victims feelings of having no other choice. At home bully and victim lead to greater family and relationship issues from violence, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem tearing families apart and perpetuation a new generation of bullies and victims.
M.O.B.'s Population and Scope
Thus the population of focus for the National Hotline is teenage children between the ages of 13 and 18 years and the parents of children in the age range of 5 to 12 years of age. The scope of M.O.B.'s project is to provide a safe place for teens (children) and their families to receive supportive care during any point of the bullying situation, appropriate referral to resources and intervention through advocacy.
The Impact
- Respond to 10,500 callers routed to the M.O.B. toll-free National Hotline number
- Provide 7,000 information packets to callers and other constituents
- Train 80-plus volunteer advocates
- Manage approximately 1200 reported cases of bullying for crisis intervention and advocacy
- Increase awareness of the issue locally and nationally by use of a variety of advertising mediums, including print, radio, television, D.A.R.T., Rail, buses, and print and electronic billboards.
- Initiate the development of an educational module for presentation in schools and other community outlets
- Develop comprehensive educational and training modules that complement current crisis intervention training protocols
- Implement infrastructure and staff to support call center
- Save Lives
- Lessen negative impact on families
- Improve drop out rates
- Improve STEM in US education
- Lessen crime
- More productive adults
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