Abstract
Bullying is a common problem. There has been much written on the subject, mainly relating to schools. In this study a questionnaire was sent to 66 child and adolescent psychiatric units in the UK, 50 (75%) were returned. The units were surveyed on frequency of bullying, whether an anti-bullying policy was in place and whether difficulties had been encountered setting up the policy. An anti-bullying policy was present in only 10% of units. Further research is needed on bullying and appropriate and effective methods of dealing with it on child and adolescent psychiatric units.
Highlights
The Thorneywood Child and Adolescent In-patient Unit in Nottingham began to set up an anti-bullying policy
There was a lack of literature relating to child and adolescent psychiatric units
We decided to survey units across Great Britain to establish whether anti-bullying policies were felt to be necessary and the proportion of units with a policy in place
Summary
Personal communication) and a small number of suicides which have been widely reported in the national media Later in their lives bullies have a higher rate of problem behaviours such as criminality and alcohol abuse (Olweus, 1993). The Thorneywood Child and Adolescent In-patient Unit in Nottingham began to set up an anti-bullying policy. We decided to survey units across Great Britain to establish whether anti-bullying policies were felt to be necessary and the proportion of units with a policy in place. Another aim of the survey was to learn from the experiences of different units, look ing at difficulties encountered and how these were resolved
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