Dolly’s Dream School Workshops. Online safety and anti-bullying workshops for students of all ages, delivered in schools nationally. www.dollysdream.org.au/what-we-do/school-workshops.
We know that bullying can cause deep and lasting harm, affecting a young person’s confidence, mental health, and even their future. Dolly’s Dream was founded in the wake of tragedy in 2018 when 14-yearold Dolly Everett took her life because of relentless bullying, and we are saddened by the recent tragic loss of more young lives due to bullying.
“We established Dolly’s Dream because we didn’t want other families to ever have to go through the heartache we have experienced. It breaks my heart to hear more precious lives have been lost due to bullying and more families are suffering,” said Kate Everett, Dolly’s mother and founder of Dolly’s Dream.
A report from The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) found that Australian school students were most bullied among comparable English-speaking countries with around one in six students saying they’ve been made fun of by peers.
A recent survey of our Dolly’s Dream audience via social media revealed that 89% of the 2,214 respondents said they had been bullied at school, with 74% being teenagers. Evidently, the problem is not going away.
Dolly’s Dream has worked tirelessly for six years delivering support and education to communities and will continue to fight to put an end to bullying – in memory of Dolly and the other lives that have since been lost.
So far this year, Dolly’s Dream has delivered over 450 workshops, reaching more than 19,500 students across all year levels, in metropolitan, regional, and rural areas.
Visit our website to learn about Dolly’s Dream www.dollysdream.org.au