Key Takeaways
- Amanda Todd case 2012: Cyberbullying led to suicide at age 15
- Phoebe Prince 2010: Bullied by 9 peers, suicide at 15 in US
- Conrad Roy 2014: Bullied and coerced via text, suicide at 18
- In US, males bullied in school had 1.8x higher suicide risk per 2018 CDC data
- Females cyberbullied showed 2.3x suicide attempt rate in 2020 YRBS
- LGBTQ+ youth bullied: 4x more likely to attempt suicide (2022 GLSEN survey)
- Anti-bullying programs reduce suicide ideation by 15% in schools (2019 RCT)
- KiVa program in Finland: 23% drop in bullying-related suicides (2018)
- US Olweus program: Cuts suicide attempts by 50% in participants
- In the United States, high school students who were electronically bullied reported a suicide attempt rate of 14.0% in 2019, compared to 6.2% for those not bullied (Youth Risk Behavior Survey)
- Among US middle school students, 19% of bullied students considered suicide seriously in the past year according to 2021 data
- A 2015 meta-analysis found bullied youth are 2.55 times more likely to self-harm or attempt suicide
- Bullied children have 2.23 times greater odds of suicidal ideation per meta-analysis
- Frequent bullying increases suicide attempt risk by 3.4x (Hinduja 2018)
- Cyberbullying triples suicide risk in adolescents (2019 review)
Bullying and cyberbullying sharply raise suicide risk, with bullied teens about 2.55 times more likely to self-harm or attempt suicide.
Case Studies and Incidents
Case Studies and Incidents Interpretation
Demographic Breakdowns
Demographic Breakdowns Interpretation
Intervention Effectiveness
Intervention Effectiveness Interpretation
Prevalence Rates
Prevalence Rates Interpretation
Risk Multipliers
Risk Multipliers Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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