A 12-year-old Queensland boy bullied over his red hair has tried to kill himself twice in the last month.

Brian Birchall, who has been to seven different schools in seven years, hasn't been to class in the past six weeks because of relentless bullying.

'It started with my red hair... then there were names, then it turned into fights and then it would just get worse and worse and worse,' Brian told Lisa Wilkinson on The Project on Sunday night.

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Brian Birchall (pictured) has tried to kill himself twice in the last month, has been to seven different schools in seven years and was relentlessly bullied at four of them

Brian (pictured) told Lisa Wilkinson it started in Year 3 after bullies picked on his red hair, before it quickly escalated into physical fights

The Queensland boy's mother, Patrina Benton, (pictured) doesn't know what else she can do to help her young son

Sustained bullying has left Brian self-harming as a way to 'let out the anger'. He is pictured here with Lisa Wilkinson

The Year Eight student from Gympie is also self-harming to 'let out the anger'.

'I hit myself in the head because I really want to fight these kids because I'm absolutely fed up with them ... it's gotten too much,' Brian said.

The boy's distressed mother, Patrina Benton, has been forced to keep her son at home as the only way to avoid the constant bullying.

'If I am breaking the law by keeping my son safe, come and charge me, lock me up,' she told Network Ten.

'He doesn't have to be school captain, he just has to be at school.

'There's nowhere else for us to go... you have to sit back and watch your kid hurt themselves because you can't find them the help. Where do you go?'

Ms Benton said they had tried everything - from changing schools, reporting the incidents to the police and notifying the Queensland Education Department - all without any results.

Earlier this month, the 12-year-old's older brother, Murray Benton, posted an emotional message online - which was shared 90,000 times - about his little brother's suicide attempts.

'For months now this little guy has been bullied at school, he has been pushed around, been called names, been involved in both group and one on one fights, been made the laughing stock in front of his peers and the list goes on,' Mr Benton wrote.

Ms Benton (pictured together) has been forced to keep her young son at home for the last six weeks as the only way for him to avoid the constant bullying

Earlier this month, the 12-year-old's older brother, Murray Benton (pictured together), shared an emotional post online about his little brother's suicide attempts and started a campaign

'My brother has been pushed to the point where he would rather turn to self harm opposed to returning to school.'

On the final day of school last year, Brian was brutally bashed by six boys for 'about three minutes'.

'I went into the school that afternoon (and) that group of kids ... mocked me while I was walking up the stairs,' Ms Benton told The Project co-host.

Instead of going to school, Brian is spending his days playing video games to fill in time.

Celebrities, including Ed Sheeran who arranged to meet Brian (pictured together), have supported the campaign from all over the world as a way to shed light on the taboo topic

Ms Benton said they had tried everything to help Brian (pictured) escape the bullies, including reporting it to police, however nothing has been done to help the young child

Mr Benton, formerly a property consultant, has since launched the campaign - Fight the Good Fight Against Bullying - to shed a spotlight on the shocking problem.

'I truly believe from our experience, Gympie State High School has done nothing to support or protect their students and families against repetitive bullying,' he wrote online.

Celebrities, including Ed Sheeran who arranged to meet Brian, have supported the campaign from all over the world.

The nation-wide bullying epidemic was brought to attention when Amy 'Dolly' Everett, the former face of Akubra Hats, took her own life aged 14 earlier this year over bullying.

'He doesn't have to be school captain, he just has to be at school,' Ms Benton (pictured) said

Mr Benton, formerly a property consultant, has since launched the campaign - Fight the Good Fight Against Bullying - to shed a spotlight on the taboo topic (pictured Brian)

A Queensland Education Department spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia they could not comment on individual cases.

'Gympie State High School is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment for students and staff,' they said.

'Bullying is not tolerated in Queensland state schools.

'Any situation that threatens the safety and wellbeing of students is treated extremely seriously and dealt with as a matter of urgent priority.'

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