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News items on 'Self-harm'
(The Independent 22/03/2009)
The number of people harming themselves deliberately has leapt by a third in the past five years, according to new figures seen by The Independent on Sunday. The biggest rise in self-harm and attempted suicide has been among young women between the ages of 16 and 24 as they struggle to cope with the pressures of modern living in Britain.
Concern over self-harm in forces
(BBC 02/03/2009)
People in the armed forces need more support to address mental health problems, researchers have said. The Oxford University-led team issued the warning after a study suggested cases of self-harm were on the rise, the British Journal of Psychiatry said. Team leader Prof Keith Hawton called for research into the causes of self-harm and moves to curb heavy drinking.
(BBC 27/02/2009)
Kids can be cruel - we all remember. But if you suffer from mental illness, what starts as a teenage taunt of "weird" or "nuts" can turn into discrimination and bullying. Samantha Hilton remembers her friends literally walking away from her. She had started self-harming because of depression from the age of 13. School was "hell" she says - a catalogue of rejection...
'Many different people' self harm
(BBC 16/12/2008)
Almost 1,000 people with a history of self-harm responded to a survey by UK mental health charity Sane. More than 10% were male, and the researchers said it was possible that boys simply concealed their self-harm more than girls. In addition, some respondents said they did not start harming themselves until they were in their fifties
(BBC 27/08/2008)
Self-harmer tells of her 10-year battle against her body
Manchester 'worst for self-harm'
(BBC 26/08/2008)
More people in Manchester self-harm than anywhere else in Europe, a new study claims.
Third of girls 'have self-harmed'
(BBC 25/04/2008)
A third of UK girls and a fifth of boys aged 11 to 19 have tried to harm themselves, a survey suggests.
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