Emotional/Physical Abuse
In 2002, more than 877,700 people ages 10 to 24 were injured from violent acts. Approximately 1 in 13 required hospitalization (CDC 2004). A nationwide survey has been conducted to show that male students (41%) were more likely to have been involved in a physical fight then female students (25%). (NCIPC) Teen violence should be stopped at an early age to prevent further injuries to others physically and emotionally.
Bullying is only one of many different types of teen violence. Bullying is where one person threatens another to get what he/she wants by physically hurting the peer or by putting the peer into fear. Some of the ways that they bully other people are by: calling them names, saying or writing nasty things about them, leaving them out of activities, not talking to them, threatening them, making them feel uncomfortable or scared, taking or damaging their things, hitting or kicking them, or making them do things they don't want to do. There are a......

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Title: Emotional And Physical Abuse
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