Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere Discusses The Disturbing Trend Of Bullying And Childhood Suicides

1,454 views · Published 22 December 2017 · 9:22 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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Investigators are still searching for the reason why 8 year-old Imani McCray took her own life this month.

McCray was found hanged in her bedroom.  So far, there's no evidence of her being bullied, but investigators believe McCray's actions could have been influenced by reading stories about Ashwanty Davis on social media.

Davis, a fifth-grader in Colorado, hanged herself after fight video of her surfaced online.  Davis' parents say bullying was to blame.

And the case of 8-year-old Gabriel Taye received national attention after his mom says bullying drove him to commit suicide.  Taye hanged himself after a brutal fight on school grounds left him unconscious for several minutes.

Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the disturbing trend of childhood suicide and bullying.

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