This document discusses several cases of children and teenagers who died by suicide after being severely bullied. It describes how bullying can negatively impact mental health and potentially lead to suicide, even in young children. The cases highlighted involved bullying over appearance, disabilities, sexual orientation, and online/cyber bullying. The document stresses that bullying should not be dismissed and that children need support to prevent such tragic outcomes.

1. Warning !!!!
Parents, Suicide do to Bullying is not
just forTeen Agers Any More. Do
not think that it can’t happen to
your child.
Learn to recognize the signs and
risks of suicide in children.

2. Don’t Just Dismiss their feelings by sayingDon’t Just Dismiss their feelings by saying
““Their Just Jealous”,Their Just Jealous”,
““Toughen up!”Toughen up!”
““Every kid gets bully”,Every kid gets bully”,
““What they say can’t hurt You”What they say can’t hurt You”

3. Stop the bullyingStop the bullying
Support your child beingSupport your child being
bulliedbullied
Name the bullying behaviorName the bullying behavior
Empower children witnessingEmpower children witnessing
the bullyingthe bullying

4. By his 11th birthday, Mitchell WilsonBy his 11th birthday, Mitchell Wilson
had already endured a lifetime ofhad already endured a lifetime of
Pain.Pain.
MitchellMitchell was jumped by a 12-was jumped by a 12-
year-old boy he knew from hisyear-old boy he knew from his
elementary school in Pickering.elementary school in Pickering.

5. Tori Blair, a Girl 8 year Old Girl hanged herself 'after beingTori Blair, a Girl 8 year Old Girl hanged herself 'after being
bullied right up to the day of her deathbullied right up to the day of her death
An eight-year-old girl
hung herself after
being bullied till found
dead in the woods near
her home had hanged
herself after being
bullied.

6. Let’s learn to educate our
children about the harmful
effects of bullying their
peers.
It’s heart-breaking to think that such a youngIt’s heart-breaking to think that such a young
child could see no other alternative.child could see no other alternative.

7. UnFashionable
10-year-old girl who hanged herself after repeatedly10-year-old girl who hanged herself after repeatedly
being bullied at school.being bullied at school.
Jasmine was picked on at
Elementary School, other
children teased her about her
clothes or her shoes.
“She left the school for a while
and dreaded having to return
about a month ago,” her mother
said.

8. UnFashionable
10-year-old girl who hanged herself after repeatedly
being bullied at school.
Jasmine was picked on at
Elementary School, other
children teased her about her
clothes or her shoes.
“She left the school for a while
and dreaded having to return
about a month ago,” her mother
said.

9. Jasmine was bullied, and was picked on because sheJasmine was bullied, and was picked on because she
didn't wear the latest fashions.didn't wear the latest fashions.
"She may not have the
best in the world, but
she had what she wanted
and what she needed.
She did not go liking for
nothing."

10. 11-year-old boy who committed suicide after being relentlessly
bullied at school with homophobic taunts.
Jaheem Herrera, too,Jaheem Herrera, too,
hanged himself after beinghanged himself after being
bullied at school.bullied at school.
Seemingly, the taunts wereSeemingly, the taunts were
also homophobic in naturealso homophobic in nature.

11. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was
discovered dead at an abandoned
cement factory Her family fear she
took her own life after year and a
half of constant bullying which
Cause her to change her Online
name to “The Dead Girl”
Girl, 12, jumped to death after 18 months of cyber-Girl, 12, jumped to death after 18 months of cyber-
bullyingbullying

12. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was
discovered dead at an abandoned
cement factory Her family fear she
took her own life after year and a
half of constant bullying which
Cause her to change her Online
name to “The Dead Girl”
Girl, 12, jumped to death after 18 months of cyber-Girl, 12, jumped to death after 18 months of cyber-
bullyingbullying

13. Joshua Maddox, who suffered from attentionJoshua Maddox, who suffered from attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
He had suffered months of cruel
taunts from classmates because
the condition had left him
struggling with his schoolwork.
15, killed himself after months of
cruel taunts from bullies over
his learning difficulties

14. Joshua Maddox was found by his sister hanging fromJoshua Maddox was found by his sister hanging from
the closet rod.the closet rod.
He had suffered months of cruel
taunts from classmates because
the condition had left him
struggling with his schoolwork.
15, killed himself after months of
cruel taunts from bullies over
his learning difficulties

15. Erin warned anonymous bullies
on her page that she would take
her own life, but the harassment
about things like her weight and
how she looked didn’t stop. Her
last post was in response to one
of her bullies:
13 year Old Irish girl, Erin Gallagher took her own life
after being bullied
“U prob think it was funny when [I] fuckin put a rope round my
neck cause of yous, yous are that sad!’.”

16.  He committed suicide at the age of 14 aftermonths of constant
bullying.
motherdiscovered himmotherdiscovered him
in his bedroom thein his bedroom the
morning afterhe hadmorning afterhe had
taken an overdose.taken an overdose.

17. 'we couldn't wait for him to grow up -
we thought we could pat ourselves on
the back, we did good' - and the
discovery of his lifeless body in March
that brought all those hopes and joy
to an abrupt, hideous end.
Shy is haunted by the memory of her son -Shy is haunted by the memory of her son -