Suicide by Bullying
-WORDS HURT-
Types of Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Verbal
- Hidden
Statistics
- 56% of kids have been fully aware that someone is getting bullied
- 1 of the main causes of death in kids 14 and younger is bullycide
- 38% report being suicidal because of being bullied
- 8% take their lives
- 804,000 take their lives do to bullying
Prevention
- SUICIDE HOTLINE 1-800-273-8255
- REPORT REPORT REPORT
- GET THE WORD OUT
I know a couple friends that graduated from Lakota, and they do a tour about bullying called "Mean Stinks" with a guy named Keenan West. They are in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, and travel to local schools talking about bully prevention! If at all interested his website is below!