Have you been bullied? Have you bullied someone else? Chances are, the answer to one, or (more often than you might think!) both of these questions is "yes". So what can we do about it?

The Department for Children, Schools and Families defines bullying as actions which are:

a) deliberately hurtful
b) repeated over a period of time
c) difficult for victims to defend themselves against

... and as children and grown-ups (sorry to say, lots of adults get bullied too) all over the world know, it's a very difficult problem to sort out.

November 17-28th is the time of year when people get together to raise awareness and look at ways of tackling bullying. There's lots of stuff going on. For example, you can enter a poster design competition, there's an anti-bullying roadshow visiting schools in an information bus. There's also going to be a questionnaire, but unlike previous ones which have looked at establishing how bad a problem bullying is, this one is focussing on practical solutions and things that have helped.

Here's a sneak preview of the questions:

1. If you have been bullied:
   a) What helps?
   b) What doesn’t help?
2. If you were in charge, what would you do to stop bullying?
3. If you’ve bullied people - what would have helped you to stop?
4. Anything else you want to say?

All young people in Oxfordshire will be offered the chance to have their say during anti-bullying fortnight, when the questionnaire will be running on Oxfordshire County Council Websites, but if you want to get started by leaving comments below, go ahead. I'll make sure they get to the Anti-Bullying Co-ordinator!

Edited to Add -- I've got links to the actual survey now .

Remember, if bullying is stressing you out, you can always find a listening ear through helplines or online advisers. Get all the info in the Guide.