BULLYING STATISTICS
At least 1 in 3 adolescent students in Canada have reported being bullied recently. Any participation in bullying increases the risk of suicidal ideas.
When others intervene in bullying, more than 50% of the time, it stops within 10 seconds.
Bullying can seriously affect the mental health and well-being of children and youth.
The rate of discrimination experienced among students who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ is 3 times higher than heterosexual youth.
58% of Canadian students have witnessed racialized bullying.
42% of youth with a disability have experienced bullying at school. This increases to 62% among those with a more severe disability.
70% of mental illness symptoms begin before age 18.
Mental illness affects approximately 20% of Canadian children and youth.
2 in 3 people suffer in silence fearing judgment and rejection.
2 in 3 2SLGBTQIA+ students feel unsafe in their schools.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among children and youth (10 to 19 years).
Suicide rates among 2SLGBTQIA+ youth are 4 times higher than their heterosexual peers.
Cyberbullying victims are 2 times more likely to attempt suicide.
40% or nearly half of Canadians are bullied in the workplace every week.
Sources: Government of Canada, CAMH, Mental Health Commission of Canada, PREVNet, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Mental Health Association, Safe and Caring Schools, Kids Help Phone, Angus Reid Institute/University of British Columbia, Government of Ontario