• Surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis.
– American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
• 29 percent of public schools report daily or weekly student bullying.
– U.S. Department of Justice, Indicators of School Crime & Safety: 2004
• The National Youth Violence Prevention Center reports warning signs that your teen may be having anger management issues include frequent physical fighting, use of drugs and/or alcohol, being the victim of school bullies and gang affiliations.
• As school enrollment increases, so does the likelihood of schools reporting discipline problems including student racial tensions and verbal abuse of teachers.
– U.S. Department of Justice, Indicators of School Crime & Safety: 2004
• Teen anger and violence is now, and has been for several years, a problem in our society, according to a U.S. Justice report. Among students nationwide, 33% reported being in a physical fight one or more times in the 12 months preceding the survey. (Grunbaum et al. 2004)
• Suicide was the third leading cause of death among U.S. youths in 2004, aged 10–24 years. – CDC, National Center for Health Statistics; 2007
