NASSAU, Bahamas -- RBC Royal Bank recently announced its sponsorship of an Anti-Bullying Campaign initiated in partnership with Bully-Busters. Bully-Busters is an international outreach organization dedicated to the cause of eliminating bullying and Cyber-Bullying in schools and among young people. As "Bully Busters", students and schools throughout The Bahamas will be encouraged to promote cooperation and prevent bullying in its schools.
Local statistics indicate that fighting and bullying in schools in The Bahamas are common and trending upwards. In 2013 The Bahamas National Anti-Drug Secretariat, under the Ministry of National Security, conducted a survey on violence and bullying among secondary school students. Of the 2,634 students polled, representing 44 private and public schools, 26% of males and 17.2% of females reported being physically attacked in the form of being hit, kicked or shoved. Bullying is a worldwide epidemic which must be addressed at the earliest possible stage in order to combat the many negative implications for both victims and bullies.
RBC is dedicated to increasing the physical and mental well-being of children, 'the whole child', throughout our society. This dedication is evident in RBC's global Children's Mental Health Project. Although only 6 years old, the RBC Children's Mental Health Project has committed more than $20 million to support early intervention and public education programs. Recent research shows that bullies and their victims are more likely to experience psychotic experiences by the age of 18. It strengthens the evidence base that reducing bullying in childhood could substantially reduce mental health problems.

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