The Latest Breaking News from self-harm

The tower is crumbling and is a 'danger to staff' and prisoners say they felt safer during Covid: Inside Strangeways this year

On the positive side, the prison's gym service has been offering badminton, football, classes for elderly, spin classes and tennis, as well as 'excellent equipment'.

Manchester Evening News · Sep 11, 2022

Violence and 'severe' staff shortages at prison housing Merseyside inmates

The latest report into HMP Berwyn contained four priority concerns

Liverpool Echo · Sep 7, 2022

Suicide attempts and self-harm ‘part and parcel of everyday life in a school’

A former Children’s Commissioner told peers there is a large legacy of children with increased mental health needs in the wake of the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Student police officer saved man's life with 'catastrophic' stomach injury in Newcastle

PC Peter Cudd attended an escalating incident in High Heaton where a man was reported to have threatened self-harm and was reportedly in possession of a knife

Chronicle Live · Aug 16, 2022

Boys self harming in WA adult prison unit

A group of youth detainees moved to a standalone facility at an adult prison in Perth have repeatedly attempted to harm themselves at the new unit.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

WA government says transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina has 'worked'

The West Australian government claims the relocation of young offenders to an adult prison has "worked", despite reports of self-harm emerging, and a retired judge saying the transfer represents a "broken system".

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Children needing NHS mental health services in England ‘must be seen in four weeks’

Study calls for £1billion injection into children's care with guarantee of next-day consultations for those at greatest risk of self-harm or suicide

Wales Online · Jul 29, 2022

Serious self-harm among children in care 'trebled' during lockdowns

Rates among boys doubled and girls continued to be over-represented in self-harm figures, researchers said

Wales Online · Jul 29, 2022

‘Alarming’ increase in self-harm in women’s prisons as more vulnerable people to be jailed, report says

Government vowed to reduce female prison population four years ago but it is now expected to jump by a third

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Prisoners 'self-harming' as wait for deportations is 'too long'

A prisons watchdog has said there has been an increase in incidents of self-harm among foreign prisoners at HMP Risley

Liverpool Echo · Jul 25, 2022