Bullying Forum – Geelong

[ 11 September 2008; 6:30 pm; ] Bullying – A Community Issue

Learn about the health and wellbeing effects of bullying
Venue: Sacred Heart College, Geelong (Enter from Aphrasia Street)

Speakers:

Dr Chris Hickey ( Deakin Professor )
Dr Ann Chirnside ( Local GP)
Mel Cooper ( Author of “The Young, The Anxious and the Clinically Depressed”)
Tori Matthew Osman Newcomb SC yr 8 ( Student )

A panel discussion with [...]

Bullycide case in Melbourne

Elijah’s story has prompted a family whose bullied son committed suicide to tell their story:
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/06/14/15041_news.html

Bullying in the News – Elijah Vetma

A 12 year old Geelong boy with Asperger’s and Tourettes Syndrome has made a public plea hoping to stem the tide of bullying he has suffered from for years at school.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/06/07/14799_news.html 
The newspaper story contains a link to Elijah’s video message.
Elijah’s letter was discussed on the Sunrise show
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=1341467&cl=8244876&src=y7lifestyle&ch=
Michael Carr-Gregg, psychologist and expert on bullying, was interviewed for the segment [...]

Bullying: The Daily Grind

By Susan Wight
During the holidays Marie Bentham cried as she told her family of the relentless bullying she had endured at school. It was not the first time Marie had suffered in this way and her concerned mother had already contacted the school which had followed its bullying policy and fully investigated the incidents. The [...]