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School bullying

Is child and youth suicide linked to bullying?

Child and youth suicide, like adult suicide, is linked to suffering , therefore, to all those situations that objectively cause it: school bullying, physical and psychological abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing gender violence and a long etcetera.

In the specific case of school bullying, there are two particularities worth highlighting:

  • The relationship between bullying and suicide is global; that is, it is linked to suicide both on the part of the bullied person and on the part of the bully.
  • The victim is often subjected to two elements that are fundamental to suicide: the pain and suffering generated by the aggressions or humiliations and the detachment from the peer group, which takes on special relevance in adolescence.

We must all be very alert to situations of school bullying and activate the protocols that educational centers have to deal with these situations, aimed especially at the victim, but also at the aggressor.