Among adolescents, rates of nonfatal self-harm may be higher in older teens, females, and those who are multiracial, according to an analysis of data from hospitals in California. Researchers analyzed ...
Suicide is the second or third leading cause of death for youth. Most suicidal youth are seen by professionals and referred ...
Teenagers who get poor sleep are more likely to harm themselves on purpose, a new study says. Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were significantly associated ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island saw the second-highest rate of self-harm hospitalizations of any of NYC’s five boroughs in 2021, according to data newly-released by the New York State Department ...
As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide—yet ...
Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved. Their findings appear in Monday's issue of Pediatrics, the ...
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This research was conducted as part of a PhD project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Centre for Society and Mental Health at King’s College London (ES/S012567/1), the ...