Bullying & Suicide

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Bullying & Suicide

Bullying and suicide are often connected and many times this reason for suicide is overlooked. This topic provides help for students, parents, and educators before bullying can cause irreversible trauma and/or emotional damage.

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Lori Prentice

Latest articles in Bullying & Suicide

Bullycide: The Epidemic of Rising Suicide Rates due to Bullying

Bullying involves verbal and physical threats, taunting, gossip spreading and the use of social media to demean the victim and give the bully power.

Feb 20, 2012 – Lori Prentice

RIP Trolling is Gaining Traction Across the Web, Parents Beware

RIP trolling involves visiting memorial pages dedicated to lost loved ones and posting inflammatory comments or media. It's gaining in popularity.

Mar 4, 2011 – Elizabeth Batt

Bullying 2010: Update on Two Teens who Committed Suicide in Sept

Sept. 2010 proved to be a brutal month for teenage suicides and claimed the lives of 4 young men. What has happened beyond the gender-related suicides?

Jan 16, 2011 – Elizabeth Batt

Bullying & Suicide 2010: Two More Hangings in Just Two Months

Several bullying-related suicides made the news in 2010. Between March and May, two more desperate teenagers would take their own lives.

Jan 2, 2011 – Elizabeth Batt

Bullying & Suicide Incidents 2010: The Phoebe Prince Case Updated

Several bullying- related incidents made the news in 2010. The first tragedy to hit the headlines, was the suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince.

Dec 26, 2010 – Elizabeth Batt

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