Posts about: Self-harm

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

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. Only about one in eight self-harm episodes in teenagers are seen at hospital emergency departments. However, attending hospital for self-harm is one of the strongest risk factors for future suicide. In our newly published study, we identified some of the risk […]…