The upward trend of the phenomenon is evidenced by the survey carried out among 11-15-year-olds, which shows that every third child suffers from abuse. The research concerned two last months. The results also show that every third boy and every seventh girl uses abuse over others. The bullying is not a single, accidental or rare phenomenon but systematic one.

The campaign organized by Child Line under the title 'A week without bullying' was carried out last week. It aims to draw public attention to the problem of bullying.