KAYE: Every week at this time we take a look at bullying. An epidemic among youth around the world. Our mission is to drive home the message that it needs to stop. I've covered more of these stories than I care to remember and one day I hope it's a topic no journalist has to cover. We've mainly focused on the problem here at home but other countries like South Korea are battling against bullies too. Here's CNN's Paula Hancocks with one mother's devastating story.</s>PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Lim Jee-Young reads the suicide note of her 13-year-old son.</s>KIM UL-KHO, SCHOOL COUNSELOR (through translator): Before a student feels suicidal, he or she has gone through a lot of pain. If counselors intervene early enough, the child can be saved.</s>HYUN-JUN, SOUTH KOREAN STUDENT (through translator): He says bullying victims have a hard time because they feel there's no one they can ask for help so a place like this is really important.</s>HANCOCKS: Schools are also trying to put more focus on team sports rather than just celebrating individual success. Counselors say intense competition in Korean schools can lead to bullying. Government figures suggest school violence, although still high, has started to decrease. Too late for this 13-year-old and another South Korean family destroyed by bullying and suicide. Paula Hancocks, CNN, South Korea.</s>KAYE: And if you would like to let me know what you think of our stories, about bullying, you can tweet me now or any time, be sure to use the hash tag bullying stops here and you can find me at randikayecnn. I'd love to hear from you. Wild fires burning in Oklahoma forcing people from their homes and they may not have been an accident.
Story from South Korea Shows Bullying is a Worldwide Problem