According to statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 children stay home from school every day for fear of bullying. . Bullying is when a person is harassed over and over again by an individual or group with more power, whether in terms of physical or social status (youth). For example, bullying can be physical: punching, hitting, kicking, or punching; verbal: teasing, abusing or insulting another person by inflicting physical harm, or spreading rumors or false statements about another person; rational: refusing to talk to someone or making them feel excluded. Unfortunately, bullying is something that most children will face during their lives, whether it is because they are a bully, are the victim of a bully, or witness bullying in one form or another. The effects of bullying are long-lasting and devastating in many ways. As a result of bullying, children and adolescents suffer from depression, low self-esteem and suicidal thoughts on a daily basis. First, children who are ostracized by their peers and bullied often become depressed, but new research suggests the relationship can work the other way as well. For example, children's depressive symptoms during childhood may cause some children and adolescents to have difficulty concentrating in school, decline in health, and poor decision-making (Healthy Kids). In fact, a study published in 2007 by the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry identified frequent exposure to bullying as a significant risk factor for depression, as well as suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts (Bullying Statistics). The authors of another study, published in 2013 in the Journ...... middle of article ......ng is something that most children will experience in their lives and the effects of it Bullying is long-lasting and devastating. Works Cited “Intimidation”. http://www.apa.org. Np, January 1, 2010. Web. April 22, 2014."Bullies beat self-esteem." HealthyChildren.org. Np, January 1, 2010. Web. April 22, 2014."Welcome to bullying statistics." Bullying statistics. Np, January 1, 2009. Web. April 22, 2014."JAMA Network | JAMA Pediatrics | Home." JAMA Network | JAMA Pediatrics | Home. The Jama Network, July 6, 2010. Web. May 1, 2014.Mr. Young, Catherine. “Adolescent Bullying and Suicide.” Bullying and suicide: 5. Bullying and suicide: adolescents. Internet. April 26. 2014.