Good news: Fewer teens are being bullied - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Good news: Fewer teens are being bullied - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Good news: Fewer teens are being bullied

POSTED MARCH 27, 2018, 11:00 AM

Claire McCarthy, MD
Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing

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New data from the US Department of Education brings some really good news: fewer teens are being bullied. In 2007, 31.7% of students ages 12 to 18 reported being bullied. In 2015, that number was down to 20.8%, a drop of a third.