We receive many complaints from adults who were bullied as children and who are still suffering the effects.

A total of 1,323 adults who said they had been bullied at school took part in the survey. The largest number 36% were aged 21-30 and we had 2% of replies from people aged over 60.

78% of the adults had been bullied at school more than five times.

There are clearly long term effects on school bullying victims when 20% reported loss of confidence after their ordeal ended, 13% said it affected relationships, and 7% said it affected their job prospects. 9% said they had been suicidal and 8% said they had received medical treatment for mental health problems.

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How to help someone being bullied / Mobile phone problems / School bus bullies / Gay bullying
Weapons can KILL / Racist bullying / National Bullying Survey 2006 / Advice for pupils
Cyber bullying overview / Happy slapping / Internet abuse / Bullying outside school
Are you a bully? / Pupils' problem page / Adults' survey results / Pupils' survey results
Parents' survey results / Tips from pupils / Moving school / Internet scams
Body language / Cyber safety tips / Teachers' survey results / Bullying in sport
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