and this is actually creating a narrative of death by bullying or this bullycide narrative. and this is very problematic. those of us in the suicide prevention movement are very, very concerned about this. first and foremost, this death by bullying narrative is really normalizing suicide as a reaction to being bullied. it's empathizing frequency and similarities among teen suicide deaths, and that's making suicide seem normal, common or acceptable. and this increases the risk of suicide contagion or those copycat or imitation suicides that we can see in those clusters. this narrative also fosters an emphasis on blame and punishment, and it's misdirecting our attention away from some of the bigger issues that we would rather focus on, notably getting help, support and treatment for youth who are bullied and also those who bully others as we heard today that both of those groups and young people who are involved in both types of behaviors are at risk. and we're also not keeping our attention on the bigger picture. which is recognizing and addressing those social values that act

suicides of bullied youth, and this is actually creating a narrative of death by bullying or this bullycide narrativef us in the suicide prevention movement are very, very concerned about this. first and foremost, this death by bullying narrative is really normalizing suicide as a reaction to being bullied. it's empathizing frequency and similarities among teen suicide deaths, and that's making suicides seem normal, common or acceptable. and this increases the risk of suicide contagion or those copycat or imitation suicides that we can see in those clusters. this narrative also fosters an emphasis on blame and punishment, and it's misdirecting our attention away from some of the bigger issues that we would rather focus on, um, notably getting treatment and support for those who are bullied and also bully others. we heard today that both of those groups and young people who are involved in both types of behaviors, um, are at risk. and we're also not keeping our attention on the bigger picture. which is recognizing and addressing those social values that actually provide models for bullying in greater