Stigmatization and Bullying – What’s the Connection?

stig’ ma: (archaic) a mark burned into the skin of a criminal or slave, a brand stigmatization: being marked or regarded as different in a negative way Earlier this year, at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, the entire program was devoted to the subject of stigmatization, bullying, and children’s mental health. Why? Because increasing evidence…