“Alarming” numbers of children are being exposed to self-harm images online which could encourage them to hurt themselves, charities have warned. More than half of children aged 11-14 who viewed
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Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford used a visit to the Samaritans in Cardiff to promote the Welsh Government’s new plan to reduce suicide and self harm and to
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A new five-year plan to reduce suicide and self harm in Wales has been unveiled for consultation by the Welsh Government. Each year in Wales between 300 and 350 people
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The number of cases of young boys being admitted to A&E for self-harming is at a five-year high, new figures reveal. Admissions of boys aged 10 to 14 have soared
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Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face “unacceptably long” waits for help, experts have warned. Many patients waiting for psychological therapies have also self-harmed
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Fights and rows among siblings may be a common occurrence but could lead to serious consequences in later life, new research suggests. Children who are frequently bullied by their brothers
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Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for equality between mental and physical health services to be enshrined in law, after figures showed an increase in the number of deaths from intentional
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New research has found that one in ten adolescents in Northern Ireland self-harm and that past exposure to the Northern Ireland conflict and social media are new associated risk factors.
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A recent poll, conducted for Self-harm Awareness Day, revealed that one in four young people who self-harm started due to bullying, with 61 per cent saying they do it because
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World Self-Injury Awareness Day is on Saturday 1 March and one of the UK’s leading experts in self-harm and suicide is joining the call to try and raise awareness of
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