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Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online. 1 in 4 has had it happen more than once.

2. 70% of students report seeing frequent bullying online.2

3. Over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most common medium for cyberbullying.

4. 68% of teens agree that cyberbullying is a serious problem.

5. 81% of young people think2 bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.

6. 90% of teens who have seen social-media bullying say they have ignored it. 84% have seen others tell cyberbullies to stop.3

7. Only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.

8. Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying.

9. About 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.

10. Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide.

11. About 75% of students admit they have visited a website bashing another student.

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Like all forms of bullying, cyber bullying causes psychological, emotional and physical stress.
Each person’s response to being bullied is unique, but research has shown some general tendencies.
StopBullying.gov reports that youth who are bullied have a higher risk of depression and anxiety. Symptoms may include:

increased feelings of sadness and loneliness

changes in sleep and eating patterns

loss of interest in activities

more health complaints

Youth who are bullied are more likely to struggle personally and at school. They may:

miss, skip or drop out of school

receive poor grades

have lower self-esteem

use alcohol and drugs

Bullying can lead to thoughts about suicide, sometimes persisting into adulthood. In one study, adults who were bullied as youth were three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts or inclinations.

Youth who are bullied may retaliate through violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990's, the shooters had a history of being bullied.

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Identity theft is largely an invisible crime; someone quietly steals your identity and uses it for financial gain. Yet, the impact on victims is real. Many lose money and time, but there’s another cost that’s not so easy to quantify – the emotional toll. As identity theft increases — there were 13.1 million victims of identity fraud1 in the United States in 2013 — psychologists and therapists are beginning to examine the emotional fallout for victims. First, many victims suffer financial stress. Second, identity theft victims may experience similar emotional effects as victims of violent crimes, ranging from anxiety to emotional volatility.

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What are some of the psychological effects of identity theft?

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What are some of the psychological effects of identity theft?

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Identity theft victims often show emotions “much the way a trauma survivor would respond or somebody who was a victim of a different kind of crime such as a home invasion or assault,” according to Diane Turner, a licensed clinical social worker and certified life coach based in Chicago, Illinois, and Tucson, Arizona.
Victims often experience emotional effects and exhibit signs of grief similar to depression and heightened anxiety such as loss of confidence in areas where they typically had confidence, sleeplessness, emotional volatility, difficulty eating, self-medicating with alcohol or food, and loss of motivation. Because identity theft typically comes as a shock, it has an “assaulting quality” to it, Turner notes. The effects can be life-altering, impacting your health, your emotional well-being, and your relationships with others.

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1. Identity Fraud Occurs Every Two Seconds
2. Identity Theft is the Number One Consumer Complaint
3.The Medical Sector Has More Identity Theft Than Any Other Industry
4.  Children's Identities Can Be Stolen Before They Have Any Credit
5. Thieves Use Social Media to Find Personal Information

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Digital rights are basically human rights in the internet era. The rights to online privacy and freedom of expression, for example, are really extensions of the equal and inalienable rights laid out in the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.