Bullying Times

Monthly Bullying News from Bully OnLine
June 2005

Head teacher takes proactive approach to hoodies after Bluewater shopping mall bans them
"Most young people are fine, upstanding citizens, and some of them wear hoodies. Why should they be tarred with this rather hysterical brush?" says Richard Haigh, principal of Coombeshead College, Newton Abbot, Devon: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4562737.stm

Stress, health and PTSD

Over half of staff 'get burn-out'
A third suffered exhaustion, a quarter lost sleep or were ill from worry about work: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4594685.stm

Record numbers of workers too stressed to go to work
Stress costs 13 million lost working days annually: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/16/nstress16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/16/ixnewstop.html

Only one in ten workers injured or made ill at work receives compensation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4563987.stm

NHS Employers targets stress in the workplace
Campaign aims to create an open culture in the NHS where the signs and symptoms of stress are tackled proactively: http://www.nhsemployers.webhoster.co.uk/press/releases/nhs_employers_targets_stress_in_the_workplace.asp

Stress costs 10% of the UK’s Gross National Product
But fewer than 10 per cent of companies have official policy to tackle it: http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press/Mindwkreport05.htm

HSE updates stress web pages
http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/index.htm

European Parliament votes to scrap opt-out rule limiting the EU working week
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4535815.stm

Britain's long hours culture is bad for workers' health
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4592497.stm

Increase in job demands and work hours in the USA leads to dangers at work
http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/safety/ns05052005.cfm

US soldiers bring PTSD back from Iraq
Compare http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4474715.stm with http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3563450.stm

NICE guidelines for PTSD
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=248505

Media requests

Supernanny: Is your child suffering from behaviour problems as a result of being bullied? Or perhaps it’s your child that’s being the bully? Never fear….SUPERNANNY IS HERE TO BEAT THE BULLIES! Fresh from dealing with everything that the Americans can throw at her in Supernanny USA, Britain’s number one nanny, Jo Frost, is soon to be back on Channel 4 dishing out more top tips and expert advice to families throughout Britain. Each programme follows a different family as they open their doors to Supernanny Jo Frost, whose mission is to create order from chaos in just a few weeks. For the next series Jo is hoping to tackle bullying head on. So if your family has suffered issues with bullying and you think you might need her help - get in touch, we’re waiting to hear from you. Supernanny is also still on the lookout for all the classic childhood problems, from taming tantrum-prone toddlers to banishing backchat, sorting out sibling rivalry to fixing your fussy eaters. If you would like Supernanny to come to your rescue and want to be involved in the next series, contact the Supernanny team at Ricochet South. Call 0800 10 777 31 or apply via our website www.supernanny.co.uk or directly to supernanny@ricochetsouth.co.uk

Interview for REAL magazine: I'm Corinne Sweet and I'm a psychologist, writer and broadcaster (see www.corinnesweet.com). I would like to interview a woman in the UK aged 25 to 45 for REAL magazine asap about workplace bullying. Please contact me on 020 8881 9668 or 07973 219673 or email corinne@corinnesweet.com

Bullying by neighbours: I'm Lucy Morgan and I'm currently developing a four part series for Channel 4 about neighbour disputes and the benefits of mediation. Our series is presented by an expert in neighbourhood dispute resolution, a trained mediator and ASBO ambassador who also uses hands-on methods of achieving results. I am trying to contact families in the UK who might be interested in taking part in our series. I am happy to discuss it with anyone and these conversations are held in confidence. The contact details for the programme are Tel 0207 258 6848 or email neighbours@mentorn.tv

Bullycide, harassment and female gang bullying: my name is Wersha Bharadwa and I'm a freelance journalist currently researching stories on bullycide in teenagers and adults, work place harassment and bullying and female gang bullying. If you're in the UK and you have ever experienced this or have had a loved one commit suicide as a result of being bullied, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am looking for male and female case studies. You will be paid for your time, but should be willing to be photographed for the magazine. Please contact me asap at wersha_1@hotmail.com and I will get back to you right away.

From Ottawa, Canada: I'm Natalie van den Bosch, a News Reporter working for CJOH Television, a CTV News affiliate in Ottawa, Canada. I am looking for someone living in the Ottawa area who has experienced workplace bullying and would be willing to talk about it. It is for television broadcast but we can conceal their identity if that's a concern. Anyone who is interested or would like more information can contact me at nataliev@canada.com or by telephone at 613-274-4318

Media requests are at media/media.htm

Conferences, meetings etc

How good is our ethos?
Tuesday 7 June 2005, Edinburgh: The aim of this conference in Scotland is to explore how schools have used the concept of ethos to help them make connections between their formal and informal curricula and their in- and out-of-school commitments: http://www.ethosnet.co.uk/howgoodconference.htm

I Power I
Monday 18 July 2005, London: anti-bullying conference for young people including music, shows, presentations, special guests, workshops, Damilola Taylor Award, exhibitions, films and open mic sessions: http://www.bully.org

Bullying in the Workplace: an abuse of trust, a denial of justice
A one-day conference on workplace bullying organised by DAWN: http://www.dignityatworknow.org.uk. Date: Wednesday 12 October 2005. Venue: Carrs Lane Church Centre, Birmingham, England. Speaker: Professor Charlotte Rayner, University of Portsmouth. For more information email Keith Munday at keith@dignityatworknow.org

See workbully/conf.htm and workbully/events.htm

Support groups etc

Support groups are listed at resources/groups.htm

Surveys etc

See workbully/surveys.htm

Web sites of interest

The Panic Center
http://www.paniccenter.net/

Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers
http://www.sacl.info

Shame and self-righteousness
A Gestalt therapy approach: http://www.integrativetherapy.com/article-shame.html

Achievements of survivors of bullying

What survivors of bullying have gone on to achieve...

Books and articles etc

A Bully Grows Up: Erik Meets the Wizard by Caryn Sabes Hacker
http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=20371

Dealing with computer viruses and spam

Are you bombarded with computer viruses and spam?
There's guidance for new (and not so new) users of the Internet regarding viruses, spam and scam: action/newuser.htm

Stockists of books published by Success Unlimited

What readers say about Bully in sight

"I can't thank you enough for writing Bully in sight." (numerous readers)

More reader feedback on Bully in sight at successunlimited/books/tstmbis.htm
See reader feedback on Bully in sight at www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.com