Addressing bullying in supported housing - Developing an anti bullying toolkit
Elizabeth Harper
Nature
• 77% of clients have seen or experienced bullying • Low-level hassling, victimisation or social
ostracism. • Extortion
• Users of drugs and alcohol – – may bully others
hate or prejudice?
• Money, drugs
• General vulnerability
• Not primarily race, homophobia or other discrimination.
• Discriminatory abuse a tool of
Our response - A toolkit
Building on existing tools
• Building better communities. • Staffing.
Workshops
• Workshop 1 – what is bullying?
Challenging the barriers to reporting • Workshop 2 – Clients and staff
Charter
Other protective factors
• Client involvement
• Good quality of staff client interactions
Effect of implementation
• 10% reduction in bullying • Abandonments
Summary
• 10% reduction in bullying