I Care, We Care 2020

In 2020 Nevada PEP, in partnership with #SafeAllies, launched a new awareness campaign called “I Care, We Care” in partnership with Findlay Automotive Group to recognize National Bullying Prevention Month in October.

Click Here To Visit The New I Care, We Care Page For 2021!

Unity Day Proclamations

Nevada PEP is honored to have received three proclamations in honor of Unity Day. During this annual event, participants wear and share orange to show that we are together against bullying, and united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We offer our sincere gratitude to the Clark County Commission, City of Henderson and Mayor Debra March, and the City of Reno and Mayor Hillary L. Schieve for recognizing the worthy cause of bullying prevention in the state of Nevada!

Community Care Gallery

The submissions in this gallery come from people and organizations across the state who wanted to share their Care Message with the community!

Bullying Statistics

In Nevada, 1 in every 7 high school students reported being bullied on school property (2).
41% of students who reported being bullied at school indicated that they think the bullying would happen again (3).
Bullying behaviors in middle school are worse, where it affects 1 in every 4 students on school property (1).
59.5% of LGBTQ students feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, 44.6% because of their gender expression, and 35% because of their gender. (5)
Of those students who reported being bullied, 13% were made fun of, called names, or insulted; 13% were the subject of rumors; 5% were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; and 5% were excluded from activities on purpose (3).
The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students include physical appearance, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation (3).
Bullied students indicate that bullying has a negative effect on how they feel about themselves (27%), their relationships with friends and family (19%), their schoolwork (19%), and physical health (14%) (3).
Reports of cyberbullying are highest among middle school students, followed by high school students, and then primary school students (4).

Sources

1. Diedrick, M., Lensch, T., Zhang, F., Peek, J., Clements-Nolle, K., Yang, W. State of Nevada, Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the University of Nevada, Reno. 2019 Nevada Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Report.
2. Diedrick, M., Lensch, T. Zhang, F., Peek, J., Clements-Nolle, K., Yang, W. State of Nevada, Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the University of Nevada, Reno. 2019 Nevada High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Report.
3. Seldin, M., & Yanez, C. (2019). Student Reports of Bullying: Results from the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Web Tables. NCES 2019-054. National Center for Education Statistics.
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Preventing Bullying. Atlanta, GA. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/
5. Joseph G. Kosciw, Ph.D., Emily A. Greytak, Ph.D., Adrian D. Zongrone, M.P.H., Caitlin M. Clark, Ph.D., Nhan L. Truong, Ph.D. Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. 2017 National School Climate Survey

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