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Suicide Prevention Resource CenterResource Center

Bullying and Suicide: Cutting through the Hype g g yp

to Keep Youth SafeElly StoutElly Stout

Prevention Support Program Manager, SPRC

3 May, 20123 May, 20122012 Joint Annual Meeting of

the Safe States Alliance & CDC Core VIPP

U.S. Suicide Death Rates By Year/Age

Source: CDC WISQARS Fatal Injuries Report,1999-2009

What causes suicide?

Main Risk Factors• Prior suicide attempt(s)

Main Protective Factors• Effective mental health care• Prior suicide attempt(s)

• Substance abuse

• Mood disorders

• Effective mental health care

• Connectedness

• Problem‐solving skills• Access to lethal means

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• Contacts with caregivers

Precipitating Events

Bullying among Youth

Percentage of High School Students Bullied on School PropertyPercentage of High School Students Bullied on School Property –Last 12 Months (2009)

Source: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – 2009 (MMWR June 2010)

What are the risk factors for bullying?y g

Bullies• Impulsivity/

Victims• Friendship difficulties• Impulsivity/ 

aggressiveness• Harsh parenting

• Friendship difficulties• Poor self‐esteem• Quiet, passive manner

• Acceptance of violence

• FamilyS h l i• School Environment

Bullying and Suicide

• Bullies and victims at higher risk for suicide

• Gender differences

• Higher risk in LGBT youthg y

• Long‐term impact on mental healthhealth

What can be done?

Bullying and Suicide Prevention share:• Focus on the School Environment

• Family outreach

• Identification of students in need of help

• Strengthening coping strategies/connectedness

Does the media story matter?

What narratives are vulnerable youth hearing 

in the media?in the media?

Changing the Narrative

• Respect media priorities

• Engage the media proactively with positiveEngage the media proactively with positive stories

• Spread good stories• Spread good stories

• Be aware of impact our own efforts may have

ReferencesReferences• CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.  Fatal Injury Data: Web‐based Injury Statistics Query and 

Reporting System (WISQARS) [online] (2009).  Available from: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. 

• CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2009. (2010). 59 (No. SS‐5).CDC. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. June 19, 2009, 58(23): 637‐641.

• CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.  Understanding Bullying. (2011). Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/Bullying_Factsheet‐a.pdf. 

• Hay, C. & Meldrum, R. (2010). Bullying victimization and adolescent self‐harm: Testing hypotheses from general strain theory.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(5), 466‐459.

• Kaminski, J., & Fang, X. (2009). Victimization by peers and adolescent suicide in three U.S. samples. Journal of Pediatrics, 155(5), 683–688.

• Kim, Y., & Leventhal, B. (2008). Bullying and suicide: A review. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 20(2), 133–154.

• Wang, J., Iannotti, R., & Nansel, T. (2009). School bullying among adolescents in the United States: Physical, verbal, g, , , , , ( ) y g g y , ,relational, and cyber. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45(4), 368–375.

• Nansel, T., Overpeck, M., Pilla, R., Ruan, W., Simons‐Morton, B., & Scheidt, P. (2001). Bullying behaviors among U.S. youth. Prevalence and association with psychosocial adjustment. Journal of the American Medical Association, 285(16), 2094–2100.

• Arseneault, L., Bowes, L., & Shakoor, S. (2010). Bullying victimization in youths and mental health problems: ‘Much , , , , , ( ) y g y pado about nothing’? Psychological Medicine, 40(5), 717–729.

• Rigby, K. (2003). Consequences of bullying in schools. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48(9), 583–590.

• SPRC. (2012). Research to Practice Webinar: Bullying and Suicide Prevention. Available at: http://www.sprc.org/training‐institute/r2p‐webinars/bullying‐and‐suicide‐prevention

• SPRC (2011) Suicide and Bullying Issue Brief Available at: http://www sprc org/library resources/items/suicide‐SPRC. (2011). Suicide and Bullying Issue Brief. Available at: http://www.sprc.org/library_resources/items/suicide‐and‐bullying‐issue‐brief

• SPRC & Rodgers, P. (2011). Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide: A Primer for Preventing Suicide.  Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Inc.

Thank you!

Ellyson Stout, MSPrevention SupportPrevention Support Program Managerestout@edc.org

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