Bullying (also known as harassment) happens when a person or a group of people repeatedly hurts, threatens, or scares a peer.
Bullying awareness and prevention activities have been traditionally aimed at younger generations, even though the behaviours occur across the life course.
For Pink Shirt Day 2020, A&O: Support Services for Older Adults and the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse launched an anti-bullying campaign on social media to help raise awareness of bullying of older adults: #PinkShirtDayForAll. This factsheet was developed as part of the campaign. It summarizes:
- the definition of bullying;
- its causes;
- its various impacts;
- strategies for prevention and
- available services in Manitoba