Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

HELP NEEDED: Cutters and suicidal youth are leaving comments on my blog

Last December I posted the below video, which is about cyberbullying.

Some young people who say they are ‘cutters’ and/or are having suicidal thoughts are leaving comments on the blog post. Of course they don’t leave any contact information, so I don’t have any good ways to reach out to them.

I don’t feel like I should just ignore these comments, but I confess that I’m way out of my league here. Any suggestions you have – or helpful resources for these individuals – would be most welcome. Post wherever you think appropriate (here or where their comments are). Thanks.

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