Bullying is a public health issue across the nation and is a form of youth violence. In fact, CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention states that bullying “may inflict harm or distress on the targeted youth including physical, psychological, social, or educational harm.” Unfortunately, there are many types of bullying that may include physical, verbal, or social aggression. These common types of bullying are defined in CDC’s illustration below:

For more information, visit the CDC’s Preventing Bulling Fact Sheet –https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying-factsheet508.pdf