What can children who tell expect from adults?

An American study of bullying in schools found that almost 50% of children who had reported bullying, felt that things had improved as a result. However, just over 20% felt that nothing had changed and some felt that telling had actually made things worse.
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Article details

D L Silvernail, A M Thompson, Z Yang and H J P Kopp (2000) 'A Survey of Bullying Behavior Among Maine Third Graders', Technical Report, Center for Educational Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation, University of Maine. View online here.
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