HealthDay (2/14, Miller) reports, “When bullies destroy a young victim’s trust, mental health problems are likely to follow them into adulthood, a new study warns.” Investigators “looked at data from 10,000 children in the U.K. who were followed for nearly 20 years.” The “researchers found that kids who were bullied at age 11 and then became distrustful by age 14 were roughly 3.5 times more likely to have mental health problems by age 17 than those who were more trusting.” The research was published in Nature Mental Health.
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— “Being Bullied in Childhood More Than Triples Risk of Mental Health Struggles Later,”Carole Tanzer Miller, HealthDay, February 14, 2024