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Duchess of Cambridge: Teach children to manage emotions and it might avoid mental health problems later

Duchess talks about how addiction, self-harm and suicide might be reduced

Chronicle Live · Jun 16, 2022

With Brexit, the UK has achieved the gold standard of self-harm

As with another self-inflicted economic injury in the 1920s, Britain is struggling under a burden that could be reversed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Self-harm incidents inside Don Dale spark intervention of NT Children's Commissioner

The NT Children's Commissioner points to "continual and systematic use of extended lockdowns" inside Don Dale, which she says have increased since the NT government introduced tougher youth bail laws last year.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

Kids' mental health suffered in lockdowns

The mental health of children and young people suffered badly during COVID-19 lockdowns, with a surge in self-harm cases admitted to intensive care units.

AAP · May 16, 2022

Pupils in England showing high anxiety in run-up to GCSEs and A-levels, teachers say

Reports of panic attacks, anger, self-harm and disengagement before first exams in three years since Covid

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Nick Kyrgios was 'cutting and burning' himself during 2019 drink and drugs breakdown

Nick Kyrgios has opened up on a dark period in his life which saw him spiral out of control off the court, with the Australian self-medicating with alcohol and drugs, and self-harming

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Perpetrators of family violence sometimes use threats of suicide to control their partner

Men’s suicide is often linked to social and economic factors such as financial problems, legal issues and unemployment.

The Conversation · May 5, 2022

Autism, ADHD, school absence are risk factors for self-harm in teens

A recent research led by King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analysed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 3, 2022

Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm: new research

Self-harm – physically hurting yourself – is common in young people, affecting about one in five teens by the age of 18.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2022

Why do teens engage in self-harm? Clinical psychologists explain how to help teens reduce their emotional distress

Emotions are tricky things. They allow for humans to fall in love, wage war and, as it turns out, engage in self-harm.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022