bully suicide epidemic

BULLY SUICIDE EPIDEMIC

By: Olivia Chapman

WHAT IS A BULLY?

A bully is someone who has no right to pick on tease an innocent victim.

STATISTICS

• Statistics show that 1 out of 4 teens are bullied every day. • Bullying statistics say revenge is the strongest motivation

for school shootings.• -87% of students said shootings are motivated by a desire

to “get back at those who have hurt them”. Columbine is the best example of this.

PHYSICAL BULLYING

• Attacking someone. It involves hitting, kicking, pinching, punching and anything to cause bodily harm.

VERBAL BULLYING

• Verbally: involves name calling, insulting, making racist, sexist jokes, remarks or teasing, Using words to bring someone down.

INDIRECT BULLYING

• Indirect Bullying is spreading nasty rumors about someone, exclusion from social groups.

CYBER BULLYING

• Cyber bullying is the most common and most lethal.

1. Text message bullying

2. Picture/video clip

3. Phone call bullying via mobile phones

4. E-mail bullying

5. Chat-room bullying

6. Bullying through instant messaging (IM)

7. Bullying via websites

SUICIDE + BULLYING=BULLYCIDE

• Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people.Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims.

It has to stop and it can with you. If you see someone being bullied please say something or tell someone!

SUICIDE HOTLINE

1-800-273-8255