High profile media reports of young people committing suicide after experiencing bullying have propelled a national conversation about the nature and scope of this problem and the means to address it. Specialists have long known that involvement in bullying in any capacity (as the victim or as the perpetrator) is associated with higher rates of suicidal ideation and behaviors, but evidence about which bullying subtype is at greatest risk is more mixed. For instance, some studies have shown that the association between suicidal ideation and bullying is stronger for targets of bullying than perpetrators. However, another study found that after controlling for depression, the association was strongest for perpetrators. Similar disagreement persists with regard to gender disparities relating to bullying and self-harm, for instance.Youth Suicide and Bullying presents an authoritative review of the science demonstrating the links between these two major public health concerns alongside informed discussion and evidence-based recommendations. The volume provides sound, scientifically grounded, and effective advice about bullying and suicide at every level: national, state, and community. Chapters provide details on models of interpersonal aggression; groups at risk for both bullying and suicide (such as sexual minorities); the role of stigma; family, school, and community-based youth bullying and suicide prevention programs, and more. Each chapter concludes with recommendations for mental health providers, educators, and policymakers. Compiling knowledge from the most informed experts and providing authoritative research-based information, this volume supports efforts to better understand and thereby reduce the prevalence of victimization and suicide.

Part I. Overview: State of the Science and Current Challenges1. Facing the Challenges of Preventing Youth Suicide and BullyingPeter Goldblum, Dorothy L. Espelage, Joyce Chu, Bruce Bongar, Samantha Pflum, and Lisa De La Rue2. Comment Chapter: Bullying and Suicide Prevention: Taking a Balanced Approach that Is Scientifically InformedJeffrey Duong and Catherine P. BradshawPart II. Defining the Problem: Prevalence, Predictors, and Protectors3. Suicidal Risk as a Function of Bullying and Other Victimization ExposuresMelissa K. Holt4. Bullying and Mental HealthAmanda B. Nickerson and Toni Orrange Torchia5. Suicidal Ideation and Bullying: An Ecological Examination of Community ImpactPamela Orpinas and Arthur M. Horne6. Psychiatric Models of Bullying Involvement: The Impact of Perceived Psychiatric Illness on Victims, Bullies, and Bully-VictimsAndrew Edmund Slaby and Samantha Pflum7. Cyberbullying and Suicide: Is There a Link? What are the Roles of Traditional Bullying and the Media?Sheri BaumanPart III. Cultural Perspectives8. The Connection between Bullying and Suicide in Ethnic Minority PopulationsTeceta Thomas Tormala, Iulia I. Ivan, Rebecca Floyd, and Leonard C. Beckum9. Cultural Competence and Prevention ProgrammingCynthia Hudley10. Suicide Ideation Among Sexual Minority Youth: The Effects of Bullying and Possible Protective FactorsPaul Poteat and Ian Rivers11. Suicide Risk among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming YouthRylan J. Testa and Michael L. Hendricks12. The Relation between Suicidal Ideation and Bullying Victimization in a National Sample of Transgender and Non-Transgender AdolescentsMichele L. Ybarra, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and Joseph KosciwPart IV. Explanatory Models13. Social Psychological Model of Adolescent SuicideChristopher D. Corona, David A. Jobes, and Alan L. Berman14. Bullying as a Sociocultural Pathway to SuicideJoyce Chu, Johnson Ma, Bruce Bongar, and Peter Goldblum15. Minority Stress and Suicide in Lesbians, Gay Men, and BisexualsIlan H. Meyer, David M. Frost, and Sheila NezhadPart V. Educational Approaches16. Bullying, Rejection, and Isolation: Lessons Learned from Classroom Peer Ecology StudiesHandrea Anita Logis and Philip C. Rodkin17. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Efforts to Address Risks Associated with Suicide and Suicide-Related BehaviorsSusan P. Limber, Jane Riese, Marlene J. Snyder, and Dan Olweus18. School-Wide Bully Prevention Programs and Social-Emotional Learning Approaches to Preventing Bullying and Peer VictimizationDorothy L. Espelage, Lisa De La Rue, and Sabina Low19. Welcoming Schools: LGBT and Gender Inclusive Bullying Prevention in Elementary SchoolsKim Westheimer and Laura Szalacha20. The LET's CONNECT Intervention: Targeting Social Connectedness, Bullying, and Youth Suicide RiskCheryl A. King, Polly Y. Gipson, and Kiel OppermanPart VI. Public Health Approaches21. National and State-Level Approaches to Youth Suicide and Bullying PreventionDewey Cornell and Roxana Marachi22. Bullying, Suicide, and the MediaWhitney Bliss, Samantha Pflum, Laura Sciacca, and Peter Goldblum23. The Mental Health Consequences of Antibullying PoliciesMark L. Hatzenbuehler, Jennifer Hirsch, Richard Parker, Constance Nathanson, and Amy FairchildPart VII. Conclusions and Future Directions24. Comment Chapter: Adapting Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) for Adolescents Who Engage in Bullying Behaviors and Are at Risk for SuicideAnat Brunstein Klomek and Laura Mufson25. Developing an Ecological Approach to Address Challenges of Youth Bullying and Suicide: Recommendations for Research, Practice, Policy, and TrainingDorothy L. Espelage, Peter Goldblum, Joyce Chu, Bruce Bongar, Lisa De La Rue, and Samantha Pflum