Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/MatgZ2Jd0-U   Teens who have been bullied are 3 times more likely to have attempted suicide than those who have not be victimized.  This fact is true for adolescents around the world according to a recently published data analysis culled from more than 130,000 adolescents 12 through 15 years by the World Health Organizations Student Health Survey.   The risk of suicide increases with the numbers of bullying incidents a child has sustained.  In the most extreme cases, being bullied on the majority of school days drives up the suicide risk more than 5 times.   This study shows that bullying can be a death sentence for the victims.  Its findings will serve as a basis for convicting bullies of felony murder thereby ruining the lives of at least two teens and their families.    If you are aware that your child is a bully, put an immediate stop to their behavior before they too become victim of their own bad acts.   Ai Koyanagi, Hans Oh, Andre F. Carvalho, Lee Smith, Josep Maria Haro, Dav