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Peer 1: NORELYS

Bullying has become an increasingly worrying issue in society, especially in schools. This is negatively impacting the mental health of young people in society. Most of the mental issues in schools and societies are attributed to bullying. In order to understand the topic of bullying, it is critical to first understand its definition. Bullying refers to an aggressive behavior in which an individual intentionally and repeatedly causes bodily harm or discomfort. Bullying can take place in many forms. Currently, cyberbullying is mostly used in bullying. This is a form of bullying where one person bullies another through online or through digital devices. The effects of bullying have severe impacts on the mental health of people, especially young individuals in societies (Yosep et al., 2023). There are programs established to help in preventing bullying and nurses have also been included in these programs. Research has proved that being a victim of bullying can result in longer impacts mostly associated with mental health or drug abuse.

There is a relationship between bullying and suicides. Bullying can lead to depression in an individual and this can further lead to suicide. One research discusses suicides due to bullying and is rated to be 1.9 times more likely to die by suicide (Yosep et al., 2023). The victims of cyberbullying are twice as potential to experience suicidal thoughts. Almost all research has linked suicide to bullying and other individuals having suicidal thoughts, mostly among young individuals in school. On the other hand, suicide-related behaviors are considered to be complicated and cannot be entirely related to bullying. It is considered to be a result of a single source of trauma or stress (Arıcak, 2019). Bullying in this case can be just one of the stressors that can be a trigger to suicidal thoughts.

Nurses play part in preventing bullying, mostly in schools where bullying cases are high. There are many resources are used for the prevention of bullying in the US. These resources have put strategies and ways to help in preventing bullying. The resources communicate the policies and protocols for bullying behavior to an institution or society. Stopbullying.gov is a government platform and resource that provides information on bullying (Arıcak, 2019). This is an important resource because it provides education on different types of bullying and ways to prevent bullying. It works with other parties to make sure the number of bullying in our society is low.