SUICIDE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN VICTIMS OF BULLYING IN THE SCHOOL CONTEXT

Abstract

his work of completion of course aims to make an alert to the cases of suicidal behavior that has been occurring in our society. Thus, research was conducted that showed that one of the causes of suicide in childhood and adolescence is due to bullying behavior. The first finding on the suicide-related bullying case was made in Norway when three children who were constantly bullied at school committed suicide. As a result, studies on the topic were started, which have become of great importance for the understanding of cases of bullying in the school context. Based on this, the research brings several actors who had a great contribution in the studies on bullying, among them are: Fante, Freire, Gaiu, Maia, Lisbon, Malta and many others who brought countless contributions to the understanding of bullying. With this, the research brings a case study based on a report that took place in Espírito Santo, where a child committed suicide after being a victim of bullying at the school he studied. The case study is one of the ways that were used in the research to show the consequences that bullying can bring to the individual's life, among them we can also see other consequences that bullying can cause with psychological and emotional problems that can endure for the individual's entire life.