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Cause: Bullying and Violence

  • Animal Cruelty
    Animal Cruelty

    Animal Cruelty

    Neglect and abandonment are the most common forms of animal abuse.
  • Bullying
    Bullying

    Bullying

    2 out of 3 teens are verbally or physically harassed every year.
  • Child Abuse
    Child Abuse

    Child Abuse

    Every six hours, a child dies from abuse or neglect in the U.S.
  • Cyber Bullying
    Cyber Bullying

    Cyber Bullying

    Over half of teens have been bullied online.
  • Dating Abuse
    Dating Abuse

    Dating Abuse

    1/3 of high school students have been in an abusive relationship.
  • Elderly Abuse
    Elderly Abuse

    Elderly Abuse

    1 in 10 senior citizens experience abuse from a caregiver.
  • Gang Violence
    Gang Violence

    Gang Violence

    There are 772,500 gang members in the U.S.
  • Gun Control
    Gun Control

    Gun Control

    40 to 45 percent of U.S. households have at least one gun.
  • Hate Crimes
    Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes

    7,789 hate crime offenses were reported to the FBI in 2009.
  • School Violence
    School Violence

    School Violence

    77 percent of students are physically or verbally bullied.
  • Sexual Assault
    Sexual Assault

    Sexual Assault

    Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.

Bullying and Violence

Verbal bullying is the most common form of harassment in schools today.

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Poll

Do people judge you based on how you look?

Appearance is the top reason that students are bullied.

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