How Does Social Media Cause Suicides

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Social media has caused many deaths but statistics show that over 5 years from 2012 to 2016 the average number of suicides per year was 2,795. The Everett family launched a campaign to raise awareness of bullying and harassment after their daughter took her life.
Their daughter Amy (also called Dolly) Everett was once the face of the iconic Australian hat company Akurba they said that they wanted to spear other families the grief that they were experiencing at her loss which they stated happened after she was tormented by cyber bullies. The family was so grateful for how supportive the community was at their loss and what they were going through. Their goal for the campaign was to establish a trust called Dolly's dream and this was going to

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