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Plants linked to lower levels of violence and self-harm in prisons

Green space has been shown to boost learning, improve recovery from hospital operations and lower the risk of mental disorders. Now the power of plants has been linked to lower levels of violence and self-harm in prisons.

Teens who visit emergency department for self-harm at increased risk of suicide

Teens who visit the emergency department for self-harm injuries are at significant risk of repeat self-harm and suicide, and of incurring increased health costs over the following five years, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Child gambling in UK a form of self-harm, too complex for a quick-fix clinic

By Anouchka Grose*

Teenage victims 'more likely to self-harm'

Teenagers who are victims of neglect, bullying, crime, family violence and sexual exploitation are more likely to self-harm and have suicidal thoughts, a study from King's College London finds.

Self-harm hospital admissions of UK children up

Nearly 19,000 children were admitted to hospital after self-harming last year in England and Wales — a rise of 14 percent over the past three years, according to the children's charity, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children NSPCC.

Report highlights alarming rate of self-harm by UK minors

Figures by the UK Department of Health indicate that more and more children in Britain are taken to hospitals for treatment after they harm themselves.