HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Are You Being Bullied?
If you’re being bullied, it’s important to know you are NOT alone! There are plenty of kids all over the world that go through the same things every day. Being bullied can make you feel pretty awful and at times helpless. Its import to know being bullied is not your fault, nobody deserves to be bullied!
There are things you can do tho stop the bullying, here are some tips:
- Tell an Adult- most adults care about bullying and will do everything they can to help you. Usually the bullying won’t stop until an adult gets involved, so be sure to report it!
- Stay in a group- there is less chance of you being picked on if you are with others
- If it feels safe, stand up to yourself- tell the person bullying you that you don’t like it and that they should stop. Avoiding bullying back or resorting to fighting, as this is often what the bully wants. Be the better person!
- If your being bullied online, don’t reply- if possible block anymore communication from the person
- Join clubs or take part in activities where you’ll meet other kids- you may meet other kids who share the same interests and you might make some good friends
Don’t
- Keep it to yourself and hope the bullying will stop, you will need support from someone close to you.
- Think your being a “dobbed” the person shouldn’t be bullying in the first place.
- Skip school or the places you like, you have every right to be there!
- Hurt yourself! This won’t resolve anything or help the situation.
For more information checkout this website, it has great problem solving tips and strategies!
www.reachout.com/find/articles/cant-fix-the-problem-developing-coping-strategies
Health Care
There are lots of ways to keep yourself healthy and happy, and lots of services you can access for medical health advice and information. Seeing a doctor can be expensive, however, it can be made cheaper by using a Medicare Card, a Low Income Health Care Card or Private Health Insurance to help cover part of the costs. You can try and find a medical service that ‘bulk bills’ which means that you don’t have to pay anything. Otherwise, pay your bill, keep your receipt and visit your local Medicare or private health insurance office.
When you are 15 you can register for your own Medicare Card. Go to www.medicareaustralia.gov.au to download a Medicare enrolment form. Be careful with the information you get from the internet, as sometimes the information is old or incorrect.
Body Image
Your Body Image is the way you think and feel about your body and the way you look. The way you feel about your Body Image is largely influenced by the media and the peer group you hang out with.
Some interesting facts to know about Body Image are;
- Only 5 to 10% of females are around the same weight as models
- Magazines airbrush their models and use fancy lighting to make the models look better
- Images in magazines rarely reflect the average person, shape, size or culture
Motivational Quotes For Inspiration
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what your doing, you will be successful”. Albert Schweitzer
“Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value”. Albert Einstein
“To succeed we must first believe that we can”. Micheal Korda
“Success consists of going form failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”. Winston Churchill
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending”. Maria Robinson
“Failure is success if we learn from it”. Malcom Forbes
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that’s why I succeeded”. Michael Jordan
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. Bill Cosby
“Success is dependant on effort”. Sophocles
“Success is how you bounce when you hit the bottom.” George S Patton
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach”. Benjamin Mays
“Rule your mind or it will rule you”. Horace
“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” Richard Nixon
“Success is a journey, not a destination”.
Do you or a friend need some help or advice on health and wellbeing? There are heaps of links and contacts listed below to give you safe and professional advice.
www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Health and wellbeing
www.pressurepoint.com.au
Cyber Youth Clinic –information about sexual health, mental health, drugs and alcohol and other general health information.
Aboriginal Health
General contact: 08 9222 2455
Counselling
www.kidshelp.com.au or Phone: 1800 55 1800
Abortion Grief Counselling - 08 9450 6091
Gay & Lesbian Counselling - 08 9420 7201 or www.glcs.org.au
Drugs and Alcohol
www.dao.health.wa.gov.au
www.adf.org.au/index
Health, Nutrition and Body Image
www.makeanoise.ysp.org.au/bodies
www.reachout.asn.au
www.bodypositive.com.au
www.fpwa-health.org.au
www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
Support for people with eating disorders.
Mental Health Direct
1800 220 400
24 hour a day, 7 day a week confidential mental health information line.
ypblue
www.ybblue.com.au
Information for young people who are affected by depression.
www.metanoia.org/suicide
Crisis Care – 9223 1111
24 hours a day, 7 day a week phone line.
Overdose or Poisoning
Poisons Info Centre - 13 11 26
Emergency – 000 for ambulance
Sexual Assault Resource Centre
www.reachout.com.au/home
Phone: 1800 199 888
Crisis Line: 9340 1828 (24 hours a day)
Counselling Line: 9340 1899
Crisis care and support for victims of sexual assault.
Health Direct
1800 022 222
24 hour a day, 7 day a week confidential health information line.
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