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For every 233 harassing messages there is a teen suicide attempt in the United States.
Every day about 300 teenagers in the United States commit suicide as victims of cyberbullying.
The study found that every 24 hours there are more than 70,000 cyberbullying posts.
The American organization Social Bullets has determined that for every 233 harassing or bullying messages on social networks there is a suicide attempt by an adolescent in the United States.
To make this startling claim, Social Bullets trained an AI on a database of over 2 million human-moderated social media posts and content.
Thanks to machine learning, the algorithm was able to capture bullying messages from the four main platforms used by American students, collecting more than 70,000 toxic comments in just 24 hours. This translates into around 300 adolescents who commit suicide every day as a result of being bullied on social networks.
Thus, Social Bullets was born, an experiment created to warn parents about the dangers of the Internet by recreating the typical experience of a student on social networks. The campaign was created by stand for the silent and the Kazoo app.
In addition, audiovisual resources were created by Social Bullets with the intention of showing the damage caused by bullying on social networks. In total, 5 resources were created, among which four of them are images that represent moments of bullying on social networks and one is a video with a duration of just over 2 minutes.
It should be noted that in the video they highlight that the 4 images they developed are 1 of the four types of cyberbullying that they identified as: body shame, cultural shame, grade shame, and sexual shame.
Social Bullets- Video Case desde Leonardo Arcoverde on Vimeo.
What are the risk factors for suicide?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), suicide does not discriminate against anyone. People of all genders, ages, and ethnicities may be at risk. Suicidal behavior is complex and there is not just one cause that originates it.
The main risk factors are:
- Depression or other mental or substance use disorders
- Chronic pain
- History of previous suicide attempts
- Family history of mental or substance use disorders;
- Family history of suicide;
- Exposure to family violence, including physical abuse or sexual abuse;
- Presence of guns or other firearms in the home;
- Recent release from a prison or jail;
- Exposure, either directly or indirectly, to suicidal behavior from others, such as your family or peers, or a celebrity.
Most people who have risk factors for suicide will not attempt suicide, but it is hard to know who will act on their suicidal thoughts. Although it is important to be aware of suicide risk factors, a person who shows warning signs of wanting to take their own life may be at higher risk of being in danger and needing immediate attention.
Stressful life events (such as loss of a loved one, legal problems, or financial difficulties) and interpersonal stressors (such as shame, bullying, bullying, discrimination, or relationship problems) can contribute to the likelihood of suicide, especially if they occur in conjunction with suicide risk factors.
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