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inoled in bull/ing are at a signifi%ant ris? of e.erien%ing a 'ide s.e%trum of

.s/%hosomati% s/m.toms, running a'a/ from home, al%ohol and drug abuse, absenteeismand, aboe all, self#infli%ted, a%%idental or .er.etrated in6uries*1,2>he %onseCuen%es of

bull/ing etend into adulthood, as there is eiden%e of a signifi%ant asso%iation bet'een

%hildhood bull/ing behaiour and later .s/%hiatri% morbidit/*-oreoer, adults bullied in the

'or?.la%e are .rone to suffer from a ariet/ of health ris?s, in%luding de.ression and%ardioas%ular .roblems*"

-ulti.le re.orted %ases of death asso%iated 'ith bull/ing hae led to legislatie initiaties

around the 'orld*D&na%ted legislation has .la%ed the res.onsibilit/ of .reention on the

shoulders of organizational 5edu%ational or 'or?.la%e management 'ith no a..arent in.ute.e%ted from the .ubli% health se%tor*10(s 'e re%ognize the health and safet/ hazards lin?ed

to bull/ing a%ross the lifes.an, 'e are %hallenged 'ith the need to deelo. health .oli%ies for

bull/ing .reention* >he s%hool milieu is fun%tionall/ an o%%u.ational enironment, 'herefuture em.lo/ees and em.lo/ers deelo. their .h/si%al, %ognitie, so%ial, moral and ethi%al

s?ills* -oreoer, students and 'or?ers are e.osed to similar .h/si%al and .s/%hologi%al

hazards* >his notion is refle%ted in the 'edish Wor? &nironment (uthorit/ (%t 'hi%h isfo%used on .reenting ill#health and a%%idents in the 'or?.la%e* >his statute %onsiders

students, .rison inmates and members of the armed for%es as em.lo/ees*11ome ma/ argue

that the a..roa%hes for eradi%ating s%hool bull/ing should be different from those addressingbull/ing at the adult 'or?.la%e* (lthough there are differen%es in the deelo.mental and legal

status of students and adult 'or?ers, as 'ell as in the so%io#e%ologi%al as.e%ts of s%hools and

industr/, both enironments ma/ benefit from the same a..roa%h to .reent bull/ing and its

asso%iated health ris?s*

>he s%ientifi% literature suggests that .reentatie interentions should in%lude 'hole

%ommunit/ a'areness %am.aigns about the nature of bull/ing and its dangers*12&fforts should

also be made to enhan%e the emotional and organizational enironments in s%hool and 'or?

settings b/ .romoting sensitiit/, mutual res.e%t and toleran%e to diersit/ 'hile .rohibitingbull/ing* Bull/ing in%idents should be re.orted to organizational leadershi. 'hi%h should

ensure a %onsistent and organized res.onse, in%luding su..ort of the i%tim and %ounselling

for the .er.etrator b/ sensitizing him or her to the harm the/ hae infli%ted* 4eferral toa..ro.riate health seri%es 'ill be reCuired to alleiate the .h/si%al and emotional

%onseCuen%es of bull/ing, as 'ell as to hel. those 'ho %ontinue bull/ing behaiour in s.ite of

organizational %ounselling* >he effi%a%/ of this .ubli% health a..roa%h should be monitored b/a .eriodi% assessment of the .realen%e of bull/ing#related morbidit/ and mortalit/*

Poli%/#ma?ers %ould %reate adisor/ grou.s to .roide re%ommendations and deelo.

guidelines for a 'hole#%ommunit/ strateg/ for the .reention, interention and treatment of

bull/ing#related .ubli% health ris?s*

Bull/ing .reention strategies %an hel. goernments to ensure safe and health/ learning and'or?ing %onditions, 'hile redu%ing e.enditure on bull/ing#related in6uries and ill health*

Eurthermore, the/ %an redu%e disru.ted student a%hieement and 'or?er ineffe%tieness, due

to absenteeism9 e.enses in so%ial 'elfare

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