Inquiry into the support available for young people who self-harm

This inquiry explored the experiences of young people who self-harm in accessing support services.  Click here for further details.  

Self-Harm Patients in ER at High Risk of Suicide the Next Year

A new California study shows that self-harm patients who presented to a hospital emergency department had a suicide rate in the year after their visit 56.8 times higher than those of demographically similar residents. Click here for PsychCentral article

Restless Legs Syndrome Tied to Triple the Risk of Suicide, Self-Harm

A new study has found that restless legs syndrome is associated with a nearly tripled risk of suicide and self-harm. Click here to read PsychCentral article

Parents' mental illness increases suicide risk in adults with tinnitus, hyperacusis

A study is the first to examine the relationship between parental mental illness like anxiety and depression in childhood and the risk of suicide and self-harm in adults who suffer from tinnitus, noise or ringing in the ears, and hyperacusis, extreme sensitivity to noise.  Click here to read further.

Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm

A recent study revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of suicide in the months after surviving a deliberate self-harm attempt. The authors say the findings underscore the need to direct clinical interventions toward youth who survive such attempts during this critical period. Click here to read ScienceDaily article

We need to be proactive, not reactive on mental health in schools - The National Student

Depression affects 350 million people worldwide, and one in four people in the UK. This and other mental health issues have been a major cause of concern recently, however, the government is not doing much in response to that. One of the most pressing matters that has come from this rise in poor mental health and mental illness is self- harm.  Click here to read further.

Young Cyberbullying Victims are at Double-Risk of Self-Harm

A new UK study finds that children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.

An interesting aspect of cyberbullying is that the perpetrator, or the person committing cyberbullying, is also more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

The collaborative research, led by investigators at the University of Birmingham, included the review of more than 150,000 children and young people across 30 countries, over a 21-year period.

Prison study reveals high rate of self-harm after release and mental health failures

One in 15 newly-released prisoners attend hospital for self-harm but emergency departments are failing in their obligations to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, new research shows.

A groundbreaking study of former prisoners, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry this month, has revealed high rates of self-harm following release from prison.