WHO Europe: Almost one child in six is cyberbullied

Fifteen percent of boys and 16% of girls reported being cyberbullied at least once in recent months, according to the study, entitled ‘Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’. — Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

COPENHAGEN: Some 16% of children aged 11 to 15 were cyberbullied in 2022, up from 13% four years ago, a WHO Europe report covering 44 countries said on March 27.

“This report is a wake-up call for all of us to address bullying and violence, whenever and wherever it happens,” WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said in a statement.