USA Today (12/13, O’Donnell, Pitofsky) reports, “A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report covering 2007 through 2017 (pdf) found that 17 percent of high school students are bullied,” and approximately seven “percent attempted suicide.” In fact, “suicide was the 10th leading cause of death for elementary school-aged children in 2014, the CDC reported.” What’s more, almost “13 percent of the children 17 and younger who were hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or attempts between 2008 and 2015 were ages five to 11.” The article interviews experts who discuss complicating factors behind child suicides in addition to bullying, such as depression and family conflict.
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— “Child suicides can be linked to bullying, but it’s never the sole cause, mental health professionals say, “Jayne O’Donnell and Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, December 13, 2018.