The cover story in this week’s Medical Examiner (above) isn’t about neighborhood or school bullies. It’s about adults who should know better who go through life bullying clerks, waitresses and other people they view as inferior life forms. Even so, we did include a sidebar (page one, left side) about the very real and significant problem of youth bullying. It’s a serious problem implicated in a host of other major issues, things like depression and suicide. Here are some sources of additional information about this very important topic.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention
• STRYVE
www.vetoviolence.org/stryve/home.html
• Stop Bullying
www.stopbullying.gov
• Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence