self-harm

Teenagers who self-harm struggle most with understanding and regulating emotions, not with broad thinking or cognitive abilities.

Teenage self-harm risk is driven mainly by stress and distress, with emotion coping skills playing only a limited protective role.

Food-related hospital admissions have surged while self-harm cases have dropped, revealing shifting health challenges and urgent care priorities.

A study in Singapore highlights a sharp rise in adolescent self-harm cases, with stress and emotional distress identified as key factors behind the increase.

As Self-Harm Awareness Day approaches, experts emphasise the importance of mental health training in workplaces to combat stigma and provide essential support.

New research uncovers a disturbing link between child maltreatment and self-harm in adolescents suffering from major depressive disorder, shedding light on a growing mental health crisis.

Friends of young people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts may need additional support to prevent negative outcomes for their own mental well-being.

In times of crisis, your mental health is just as important as your physical well-being.

Most people assume suicide rates will be highest in winter, yet spring/early summer is whensuicidal behaviours peak and this finding has baffled researchers since first identified. 

Self-harm is a serious problem that can profoundly impact a person’s life. As a therapist, it is essential to be able to assess for self-harm.

These statistics are alarming and bring to the fore how young people’s mental health is a rapidly worsening crisis.

Low cholesterol may also be a sign people with schizophrenia are at high risk of self-harm, suicide, and violence.

Self-harm is something that can be really hard to get past.

The answer to this isn’t completely conclusive. It all depends on how societies see mental health and self-harm.