New study shows that before things "get better," there are consequences
by Dana Rudolph
Keen News Service
Monday May 16, 2011
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=119687A popular anti-bullying campaign has been telling bullied teens "it gets better" -- but the effects of past bullying often linger, according to new research.
The study, released Monday, May 16 in the May 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of School Health, reports that anti-LGBT bullying at school "is strongly linked" to negative mental health for its victims. Among those risks are an increased frequency of suicide attempts and increased risk for engaging in behaviors that can lead to infection with STDs and HIV.
The increased risks exist not only while the victim is in adolescence, but also in young adulthood.
