CloseUP- Say NO to Bullying!

On April 2nd, 14 year old high school freshman from McKinney, Texas, Raymond Howell, Jr, was found dead in a drainage ditch from a gunshot wound. He killed himself. Why you ask would a 14 year old beautiful boy waste his life like that? Police say it was a result of bullying. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people, estimating around 4400 deaths a year. Victims of bullying are 2-9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. When you start digging a little deeper into someone's past, most likely you'll find that they were the victims of bullying at some point in their lives.  eWomeNetwork 2014 Humanitarian of the Year, Dr. Audrey Newsome, founded the Bully Suicide Project, in hopes to eradicate bullying. She has worked with school districts to create anti-bullying programs and is about to launch another. This time her program will use the star athletes in the schools to help stop bullying. Listen in and find out why as well as what YOU can do to help prevent your child from being a victim.