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Bullying and suicide: What's the connection?

  • Written by Melissa Holt, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Boston University
imageChild suicide, such as the 2013 death of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick, has often been blamed on bullying.AP Photo/Brian Blanco

Bullying, as many people know, can be a tremendously painful experience for a young person. The point has been driven home over the last decade by stories about teens like Phoebe Prince or Amanda Todd, who killed themselves...

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