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A plan agreed by the Valuing Medway People Partnership Board

20th November 2006

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Many people with learning disabilities live happily in Medway without being bullied

But some are not happy because they are bullied

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Sworn at, called names and threatened

Attacked

Teased and laughed at

Ignored

They are:

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Bullying happens in lots of places in Medway

On buses

On trains

In Medway shops

In all sorts of public places inMedway

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It stops you from going places

It stops you having a life

Being bullied makes you scared

We want to stop bullying

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Mencap found out that most people with learning disabilities in England were victims of bullying

Mencap says:

• Most bullying happens in public places

• Most bullies are strangers

• Children and young people are often the bullies

They say that being bullied can make you feel depressed

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3 Year Plan

Medway

The first step to making a plan is to find out:

• how many people are being bullied?• where does it happen?• who are the bullies?

To stop bullying in Medway we need a plan

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The second step is to make the plan.

The Medway plan will help people understand:

• when they are victims.

• how to keep safe

• how to help each other.

• we need easy ways to report bullying

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Pictures will help some people reportbullying

We want lots of people to help us.People from the police, schools, carers, providers, trains and buses

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