In a survey, which attracted almost 1,000 responses from children, carried out by our Children & Family Service Project, the overwhelming topic they wished to see addressed was bullying.

IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED - Don't bottle it up - tell someone, a family member, a carer, or a teacher. If you don't feel able to do that, call Childline on 0800 1111 or visit their website.

	You can also obtain a copy of Childline's leaflet, "Childline can help you sort it out" from their website or from us by downloading it or using snail mail. The download of this leaflet is a PDF which means that you need Adobe Acrobat to read it. PDF documents are readable by the partially sighted using access technology with the help of 'Access Adobe'.
Another site of interest for children being bullied, parents or teachers concerned about the issue is www.bullyonline.org. This site deals with all forms of bullying - for bullying at school, click on school bully online.
	Bullying Helpline Bolsover School offer a Bullying Helpline (01246 241111), this is available on Wednesday evenings between 4:30pm and 8:30pm for calls to help those facing problems with bullying.
	Local Information Database You can also view the details of organisations that deal with bullying in our Local Information Database
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	www.kidscape.org.uk Lots of leaflets, and advice for parents www.bullying.co.uk Help for children, parents and teachers plus much more www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bullying/ Bullying is a problem that faces thousands of people every day, but it can be prevented. The links and resources on this page explain how you can stop bullying. Don't suffer in silence This section of the DfES web site is intended to show pupils, their families and teachers how to tackle a problem that has gone on for far too long. Beat Bullying - BBC From 22nd November, BBC Radio 1 are running a week-long campaign aimed at everyone from bullies to those being bullied.