‘Sexting’ and Suicide

Psychology Today: “The Pew Internet & American Life Project is nonprofit research group, who surveyed 800-teens, and reported that 15% of cell-owning teens (ages 12 to 17) had “received nude or nearly nude photos by phone. 4% of the teens said they had sent out sexually explicit photos or videos of themselves.” (cnn.com) Another poll reported that 1/3 of college students engage in this activity (wcbstv.com). Although many teens and young adults may be blasé about sexting, other acknowledge that it can be very dangerous and in addition to creating “drama” it has also been deadly . . . “