Yesterday I closed with a postscript about having found media guidelines for covering suicide.
Today I followed up with a post at Pams House Blend. Here’s an excerpt:
The evidence-based answer
So, we’ve got a painful, uncomfortable, answer to the question: Suicide after bullying is not something set apart, simpler, or more easily prevented than suicide in general. In fact, while increasing awareness of bullying and suicide is helping, some of the most vulnerable in our families and communities may be harmed by the use of an oversimplified bullying-causes-suicide meme.