Stutzky suggests that cyberbullying is the use of modern communication technologies to embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or intimidate an individual in an attempt to gain power and control over them. Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. Nowadays, however, bullying doesn't just happen on playgrounds, but also on the Internet and on cell phones, making it possible to bully a child 24 hours a day. Cyberbullying follows children around the clock and in the safety of their bedrooms. A recent survey conducted by MindOh!, an educational company that tracks youth trends, reported that nearly 80 percent of 5,500 teens surveyed said they had been exposed to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying affects the mental health of many young adolescents around the world and the problem is constantly increasing as more and more forms of bullying are created. In extreme incidents, cyberbullying has driven teenagers to suicide. Most victims, however, suffer from shame, embarrassment, anger, depression and withdrawal. As technology continues to evolve, new means of communication allow today's bullies to become more effective at terrorizing and tormenting their victims. The goal was to increase awareness and decrease the prevalence of cyber bullying. Year 9 students at Meridan State College are the stakeholders (people involved). Health education students hypothesized that educating Year 9 students at Meridan State College about cyberbullying in the 21st century, and providing them with strategies to effectively cope with being a target, will increase overall awareness and decrease prevalence. of bullying online or via telephone. The Anti-Bullying Alliance says up to one in five pupils has been a victim of cyberbullying. The action pl...... middle of the document ......ch 2011, http://www.surfnetkids.com/go /safety/60/how-to-avoid-cyber-bullying/• McDougall , B, "Victim of a cyberbully", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 23 February 2005, p. 29• Cyberbullying and Sociocultural Theory May 2009, accessed March 20, 2011, http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Cyberbullying_and_Sociocultural_Theory• Yuritta, K 2009, School attack cyber bullying head on, accessed 24 March 2011, • February 2011 Hope Saves Lives Newsletter, Salvos, accessed 24 March 2011, • Purcell, 22 March 2011, Working to Stamp Out Bullying, Finda Sunshine Coast, accessed 30 March 2011,