The Latest Breaking News from self-harm

Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Self-harming in women’s prisons reaches highest level on record

The figures came in the latest safety in custody statistics for England and Wales.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Ozempic under EU investigation over reports of suicidal thoughts

Three cases of suicidal and self-harm thoughts identified in Iceland, regulator says

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Young woman died after nurses thought she was faking being unconscious

Staff delayed performing CPR on Edwige Nsilu for 10 minutes because they thought she was faking unconsciousness

Wales Online · Jun 26, 2023

'Loving and warm' woman dies after nurses think she is pretending to be unconscious

Edwige Nsilu, 20, was found with multiple ligatures around her neck at St Andrews Healthcare in Essex where she had been sectioned, an inquest heard

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

A hidden condition is growing among young women

Since the start of 2020 the number of girls diagnosed with eating disorders has surged - way more than predicted

Manchester Evening News · Jun 26, 2023

Prisoner takes his own life at HMP Northumberland during lockdown after denying he was suicidal

Justin McLelland, 29, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Northumberland during lockdown restrictions

Chronicle Live · Jun 25, 2023

With even leavers regretting Brexit, there’s one path back to rejoining the EU

It seems only a matter of time before we reverse this national act of self-harm. Especially if we learn from Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Brexit is biggest act of self-harm in history of UK and it will take decades to recover

Record View says the Tories must be punished at the ballot box for the chaos they have inflicted on the whole country.

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2023

Eating disorders and self-harm rose among teenage girls during the pandemic – new UK study

Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that the global prevalence of children and adolescents with depression and anxiety…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2023