Bullying causes 109 suicides in 2010

• April 18, 2024

They registered 109 suicides of young victims of bullying School during the year 2010, alerted Fundación en Movimiento.

The organization signed a collaboration agreement with the Citizen Council of Public Safety and Attorney of the Federal District, due to the increase in calls for help by teenagers who suffer aggressions and violence , both physical and verbal in schools or via the Internet.

"Last year we documented 109 cases of suicide by bullying He explained Trixia Valley , director of Fundación en Movimiento. He stressed that the decision to take his own life comes when they return home to do their homework and see aggressive messages on the Internet.

The Citizen Council will offer specialized attention, by telephone and in person, to young people and parents who are victims of bullying in the schools of the Federal District. Young people can mark the 5333-5533 for an expert to address your problem and decide whether or not to channel it with the foundation.

Bullying is an English word that meansintimidation. The School bullying refers to all forms of aggressive attitudes , intentional and repeated that occur without clear reason, and that are adopted by one or more students against another or others.

Source: Milenio Diario and Fundación en Movimiento.