Sticks & Stones…

…may break your bones, but words are just as damaging.

In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a panel of experts to discuss issues related to the emerging public health problem of electronic aggression by adolescents. Aggression ranges from embarrassment to threats of real world violence.

A special issue of Journal of Adolescent Health summarizes the data and recommendations of this panel.