Bullying Research Information Charities

I have selected bullying as my personal issue to base my charity organisation on. I have found a charity called beat bullying that is an organisation to prevent all kinds of bullying and encourage children or perhaps adults to speak out about their situations. The website for this isn't very informative about the background and history however it does say how the website works:
http://www.beatbullying.org

"After you've registered on the BeatBullying website, you can talk to a mentor and get help whenever the chat room is open (between 8am - 2am). If you are very unhappy or feel like you want to hurt yourself, you can ask a mentor to refer you on to a counsellor, or contact a counsellor directly who will be better able to support you.

If you want to talk about a problem you've got with bullying, just send a mentor a message from the ‘I need help’ section on the right side of this page, or talk to them in the chat room. At the moment, BeatBullying has funding to keep our qualified counsellors online seven days a week from 8am-2am. If you need help outside of these times, you can call one of these helplines:

• ChildLine | 0800 11 11
  ChildLine is the free, confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK. You can talk to ChildLine about anything &emdash; no problem is too big or too small.
• Samaritans | 08457 90 90 90
  Samaritans is for anyone who is suffering and needs to talk, including for those feeling suicidal. You can talk about anything you want to, you don’t have to tell them your name and they can even call you back if you want. Call 08457 90 90 90, or email jo@samaritans.org."
  
  
  
  
  
  This is the beat bullying website layout. It isn't the most complex or entertaining but it gets the purpose across. It has a chat room for people all across the world to share their bullying stories or seek help. It has resources, information, mentors, posters and a donations page. 
  The target audience for this website is mainly kids and teenagers. You can tell this by the logos, the posters and the visual imagery used on the site. Also this website is easily accessible and so therefore easier to use for kids. 
  
  
  
  This is a poster campaign from the company. It is child like and may not be as responsive as some charities as it is for younger kids. 
  
  
  Another website I have found is Cybersmile. It is a good way of addressing all ages and is particularly aimed at bullying on the internet. 
  
  
  
  The graphics on this website are really fun and the general layout of the website is interesting and different. It would appeal to many and encourage them to talk about their experiences and seek help. There are again a numerous amount of pages and different options to help you get over your bullying experiences and report the bullies. 
  
  
  
  This help and advice page is particularly powerful. It has a range of different age groups and advice sections to ensure it reaches its target audience- everyone! It has a variety of colours and is attractive to look at. The general design aspect is related to the online world and has been well selected.
  
  
  My last charity is Bullying UK.
  
  
  

Bullying UK is an advice and support page used to give specific and general bullying advice. It has a very average page  theme and is fairly boring but gets its purpose across. It has chat lines, donation pages, support pages. It's purpose is to listen to the bullying stories of others, not to judge and to support them. It can help reach families as well as individuals.

There are even online parenting courses to help encourage parents to protect and speak to their kids about the bullying.