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Number of teenage girls with eating disorders has soared, experts warn

Researchers examined the number of eating disorders before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Evil Leeds paedophile who preyed on girls as young as 12 found dead in prison cell

Peter Battensby, 64, died only a couple of years into a 21 year sentence for sexual offences

Leeds Live

Higher self-harm risk for LGB people shows society has ‘long way to go’

Study looked at data from 2007 and 2014 and found no improvement in the situation between the two time points.

The Independent UK

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‘Extreme self-harm’: Queensland Labor faces internal criticism over prison system

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says

The Guardian - AU

UK mental health charities handed sensitive data to Facebook for targeted ads

Embedded tracking tool revealed details of users’ visits to content on depression, self-harm and eating disorders

The Guardian - UK

Biting the skin off my fingers feels like self-harm – but I can’t stop

Therapy could help you figure out why you still resort to this coping mechanism from your past – which is one I can relate to

The Guardian - UK

Triggering content targeted in film classifications

An update to film classification standards means disturbing content such as self-harm and blood and gore will be listed along with a rating.

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Autistic man with history of self-harm was caused 'distress, uncertainty and frustration' by handling of his care

he authority - which has been ordered to pay the man £250 in compensation - also delayed his support following a re-referral, during which time the police and ambulance services were called to him several times.

Manchester Evening News

'My 13-year-old daughter died after watching chilling self-harm TikTok videos'

When going through Maia’s TikTok, her dad Liam found two “chilling" videos that both heavily discussed and portrayed suicide and self-harm

Irish Mirror

'My daughter died in self-harm gone wrong after watching chilling TikToks'

Maia Walsh tragically died at her mum's home in Hertford in what her dad Liam believes was an act of self-harm gone wrong, and now the heartbroken parent is determined to get to the bottom of what led her there

Daily Mirror

People who encourage self-harm could be jailed for up to five years

Posts would not need to target a specific individual or group to pass as an offence

Wales Online

Internet users encouraging self-harm to face five years in jail under new plans

The addition to the Online Safety Bill will build on existing laws which make it illegal to promote or assist suicide, the Ministry of Justice said.

The Independent UK

Concern over rise in suicide deaths amid financial stress, trauma following pandemic

Glenys's son died by suicide, and now her grandson is threatening self-harm. With suicide rates rising after the pandemic, what are we doing to prevent this tragic loss of life?

ABC News

Prison staff downgraded suicide risk of 19yo Stanley Inman Jr prior to death, inquest hears

Stanley Inman Jr's family members say they tried to tell the jail they were concerned for his mental health but there were no effective processes for them to do so.

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The Texas Tribune

Texas imprisoned Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. when he was 11, purportedly for his own good. Five years later, he returned home in a casket.

“They didn’t try to fix the brokenness,” his mother says. “They just broke him more.”

Reason

Brickbat: Not Very Social

Under a law proposed by the British government, social media executives could face up to two years in prison if they repeatedly fail to remove content that could encourage suicide or self-harm. The bill would also force social media companies to actively search for controlling and coercive content and remove…

Tribune News Service

Mentally ill NYC jail detainees more likely to harm themselves, according to data

NEW YORK — Mentally ill detainees on Rikers Island and in other city jails have become more likely to deliberately hurt themselves in recent years, data obtained by the New York Daily News shows.

Manchester Evening News

Dad claims failed ADHD service drove him to brink of suicide after repeatedly prescribing the wrong medication

He suffered a ‘massive breakdown’ as a result of the continual errors, leaving him with ‘horrible scarring’ from the self-harm he was driven to.

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The Guardian - UK

UK deportation centre used force 18 times to stop self-harm last year, figures show

Exclusive: Brook House staff physically prevented asylum seekers awaiting deportation from taking own lives

The Guardian - UK

‘If she had been able to talk, she would be here now’: the dads calling on UK schools to teach suicide prevention

Three fathers whose daughters took their own lives have formed Three Dads Walking to cross Britain on foot in the hope of raising awareness

Daily Mirror

Emotional tributes after 'loving' dad, 23, tragically dies in self-harm act gone wrong

Callum Dodds, 23, was found lying on his bed in Hull last August - his mum described him as a 'lovely lad' who 'had a really strong work ethic and 'wanted to help everyone'

ABC News

Kowanyama man who died in police custody self-harmed, court hears

The 51-year-old Kowanyama man was found unresponsive in a police cell late last year, a pre-inquest conference has heard the first details of what happened.

Daily Mirror

Audience walkouts for James Norton play depicting rape, torture and child abuse

Happy Valley star performs distressing scenes in A Little Life while lying naked on the stage – and ends up covered in blood after graphic depictions of self-harm

The Conversation

Melatonin use may reduce self-harm in young people, research shows

Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. It’s also often used as a medication for people who have difficulty sleeping. Since there are known links between sleep problems, depression, and self-harm, we were interested in exploring whether treating sleep problems with melatonin would lead to fewer…

The Guardian - UK

How TikTok’s algorithm ‘exploits the vulnerability’ of children

Up to 1.4m children under 13 use app, watchdog finds – and experts say they are being flooded with harmful content to promote addiction

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