Bullying

The Issue

Despite various California State law and local school districts have policies against bullying, girls throughout Monterey County have reported to high rates of bullying and cyber-bullying. GLN girls believe too many girls have been victims of bullying which has in turn led to many girls having their health negatively affected.

Action

The Girls’ Leadership Network (GLN) formed the Suicide Prevention Committee to investigate current rates of girl suicide, resources available for youth to prevent suicide and strategies for prevention. They will share this research in the GHGH newsletter and are planning on doing a PSA on suicide prevention which they will screen at the GHGH Summit in March, 2014.