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47 Sex Workers and 96 Clients Arrested in Florida 'Human Trafficking' Sting

Polk County, Florida, continues to be one of the worst offenders for sham efforts to combat human trafficking.

Reason

Girl who stabbed teachers and pupil carried knives from age of seven, jury hears

Pupil, who was 13 at time of attacks, tells Swansea court she carried weapon as she self-harmed and was bullied

The Guardian - UK

How Nurses Play A Key Role In Suicide Prevention

The rapport nurses develop with patients can play a crucial role in encouraging individuals to open up about their thoughts of self-harm.

Medical Daily

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Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok launch the new Thrive mental health initiative, and it's about time

Meta, Snapchat and TikTok aim to police self-harm content more effectively with new Thrive initiative.

TechRadar

'Out of control': Hunter records worst hospital admissions for self-harm

People can self-harm when 'unable to deal with the pain inside'.

Newcastle Herald

Figures reveal 13 asylum seekers have taken their own lives in past two years

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Iraq who threw herself from a building was among the 37 asylum seekers who have tried to take their own life in the past two…

The National (Scotland)

Overcrowding, drug misuse and violence: A journey through the prison system in numbers

In light of new figures exposing the crisis in the justice, Jabed Ahmed takes a look at what they tell us about the prison experience

The Independent UK

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Hospitalization From Heart Diseases Raises Mental Health Risk: Study

The study highlights the heightened risk for mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and self-harm, during the recovery years, especially within the first year after hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases.

Medical Daily

Women’s prisons have served their time. They should be abolished

Prisons are not safe spaces for women – and many of the inmates should not be there in the first place. It’s time for a radical rethink

The Guardian - UK

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

An inquest for a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody has been told the justice department lied to the minister about the facility's suitability for youths.

AAP

Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures on Thursday laid bare the scale of the chaos in UK prisons, days after the justice secretary announced emergency measures to ease the crisis

The Independent UK

In numbers: Rise in prison violence laid bare in new figures

Prison assaults have reached a post-Covid-19 pandemic high

The Independent UK

Justice body urged to obey law, stop 'demonising' kids

An inquest into the custody death of an Indigenous teen has been told the government must act lawfully and stop locking youths in their cells for long periods.

AAP

Unlocking the secrets to mental resilience: The magnificent trio of Magnesium, Zinc and Iron

Not a day goes by without the report of a shocking case of suicide or self-harm. Discussions about these cases among friends, colleagues, or relatives reveal two common responses: people who overly sympathize with it and those who are critical. I am more concerned about the mental health of the…

The Times of India

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Violence and self-harm in women’s jails hits record high as prisons crisis deepens

Exclusive: ‘Shocking statistics like these emerge against a backdrop of overcrowded, chaotic and crisis-ridden prisons,’ expert says

Fortune

One in five American workers think about self-harm or suicide—here’s how managers can support them

PTO options, work reduction, and manager mental health training are all options.

The Conversation

Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

It’s relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor’s actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrators’ threats of self-harm.

AAP

Attempted suicides in WA prisons missed: Inspector

West Australian authorities misclassified almost 20 attempted suicide incidents in adult prisons and youth detention centres, a report says.

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AAP

Custodial staff cleared of misconduct over teen's death

A corruption watchdog has found no evidence to support claims of serious misconduct before a teenager fatally self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.

The Independent UK

Life inside Essex’s ‘prison-like’ asylum seeker site Wethersfield

Exclusive: Residents at the Wethersfield asylum site in Essex speak to Holly Bancroft about the mental health crisis unfolding inside

The Guardian - UK

‘These are chilling McCarthyist times’: Nan Goldin on her shame over Gaza – and the film that made people faint

Her film Sisters, Saints, Sibyls made people flee and pass out when it was first shown. As it’s screened in Britain, the uncompromising artist talks about self-harm, censorship and the tragic life of her sister Barbara

The Guardian - UK

‘It was my gateway drug to self-harm’: a writer’s journey to finding the joy in makeup

As a girl, the author Emma Forrest defaced herself with lipstick to convey the emotional maelstrom she felt inside. Now in her 40s, she has finally mastered how to use makeup as an agent of happiness

AAP

Monash Health fined $160k over patient's death

Monash Health has been fined $160,000 in the Victorian County Court after it failed to ensure one of its mental health inpatients was not at risk of self-harm.

Motorsport

Why Penske push-to-pass scandal presses all the wrong buttons for IndyCar

On track, the IndyCar Series offers the most competitive open-wheel racing on the planet, including one of its greatest races in the Indy 500. Off track, it’s an absolute basket case and its appetite for self-harm has reached a new level.

Salon

Social media benefits teen mental health

Being online helps teens avoid suicide, self-harm and other risks. Why do media and lawmakers blame it instead?

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