S9E9 - F*** Your Bullies: A PSA You Matter

**Trigger Warning**
**Suicide Awareness**

Are you aware that suicide is the 3rd leading cause among young people ages 10 to 24? Are you aware the first being accidental deaths and the second homicides? Why is this not being stopped? What can we do to get infront of this large problem not only in America, but Worldwide?

Bullying is a reaction that happens when power and control are not earned, but taken by someone who has none in their life.

The statistics on bullying and suicide are alarming:

•  Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.
•  Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University.
• A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying.
• 10 to 14 year old girls may be at even higher risk for suicide, according to the study above.
• According to statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying.

The most alarming trend in this period was a sharp rise in suicide among Black youth ages 10 to 24. In this group, the suicide rate increased from 8.2 per 100,000 in 2018 to 11.2 per 100,000 in 2021, a rise of 36.6%. “Adolescent Black girls, compared with other demographics, have the highest increase in suicide attempts

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