Childhood bullying was linked to distrust as a teenager and mental health issues in late adolescence according to research published earlier this week.
The study, published in Nature Mental Health and led by researchers from UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found teenagers who reported a distrust of others because of childhood bullying were much more likely to have significant mental health problems into adulthood compared with their peers.
“There are few public health topics more important than youth mental health right now,” George M. Slavich, PhD, director of evaluation