There are multiple theories indicating that the effect of hearing loss on the decline of mental health and dementia is significant. One recognized risk factor that scientists have long known is the effect of social isolation on those with hearing loss.
About 36 percent of middle school students reported being bullied, compared to 25.8 percent of high school students. Twenty-eight percent of freshmen were bullied at least once during the school year compared to 1 in 5 seniors.
According to various bullying studies, many teens and children act out violently on their peers through acts of bullying because they are abused at home. Other bullying statistics: 1  Over half, about 56 percent, of all students have witnesses a bullying crime take place while at school. 2  A reported 15 percent of all students who donât show up for school report it to being out of fear of being bullied while at school.