Bullying is not "just a rite of passage." In actuality, says the National Crime Prevention Council, it's a leading factor in suicide among kids 11 to 16 years of age. And although bullying is only one of a number of suicide-related risk factors impacting tweens and teens, the fact that the term "bullycide" has entered the lexicon is a telling sign of how closely linked bullying and suicide are perceived to be. Structured around two scenarios in which a boy and a girl commit suicide after repeatedly being bullied, this video offers valuable insights into bully and victim psychology, types of bullying, and anti-bullying behavior through penetrating commentary by Erica Perlow, of the Chatham County North Carolina Bullying Prevention Task Force, and psychologist April Harris-Britt. In addition, alternate scenarios are included that illustrate how bystanders to bullying can help neutralize some of the cumulative psychological effects of bullying that could-and too frequently do-push students to take their own lives.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 29, 2014. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Bullying (1:23) -- Boys Versus Girls' Bullying (2:13) -- Long-Term Effects (1:45) -- Feelings (2:24) -- Cyberbullying and Suicide (3:39) -- Warning Signs (0:43) -- Bystanders and Stepping Up (2:03) -- Adults' Responsibiltiies (2:41) -- Credits: Bullying and Suicide: Think About It (1:16).