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Title Girls Three Times More Likely To Self-Harm Than Boys--And Need Help Media name/outlet Forbes Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 19/10/17 Description Children and teens who cut, overdose or otherwise harm themselves were nine times more likely to die by suicide, overdose or in an accident compared those of the same age and gender, found a new study. In fact, those who had harmed themselves were approximately 17 times more likely to die by suicide and 34 times more likely to die by a drug overdose or alcohol poisoning at a young age. URL https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2017/10/19/girls-three-times-more-likely-to-self-harm-than-boys-and-need-help/#4d93b43e27a0 Persons Catharine Morgan Title Heartbreaking and rapid rise in number of girls self-harming in the UK Media name/outlet Metro Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/10/17 Description There has been an alarming and rapid rise in the number of girls self-harming in the UK. Between 2011 and 2014, experts have found that reports of self-harm among British girls aged between 13 and 16 rose by 68%. URL metro.co.uk/2017/10/19/heartbreaking-and-rapid-rise-in-number-of-girls-self-harming-in-the-uk-7010948/ Persons Navneet Kapur Title 'Steep rise' in self-harm among teenage girls Media name/outlet BBC News Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/10/17 Description There has been a steep rise in reports of self-harm among girls aged 13 to 16, according to a study of data from GP practices across the UK.
The BMJ study, which looked at figures from 2011-2014, said GPs could be getting better at picking up self-harm.
But it was likely that rising stress and psychological problems in young people were also behind the trend.
The NSPCC said giving children support early could be a matter of life or death.
Since 2001, girls have had much higher rates of self-harm than boys - 37.4 per 10,000 compared with 12.3 in boys.URL www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41671060 Persons Navneet Kapur Title 'Rapid' rise in self-harming among girls aged 13 to 16, study finds Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/10/17 Description Self-harming among teenage girls has risen "rapidly" in recent years, according to new research.
Between 2011 and 2014 reports of self-harm among British girls aged between 13 and 16 rose by 68%, experts at the University of Manchester found.URL www.itv.com/news/2017-10-19/rapid-rise-in-self-harming-among-girls-aged-13-to-16-study-finds/ Persons Navneet Kapur Title Self-harming has risen dramatically among UK teenage girls Media name/outlet New Scientist Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/10/17 Description In every 10,000 teenage girls in the UK, more than 37 have self-harmed. That’s according to an analysis of data from 647 general practices across the country.
The study found that, between 2011 and 2014, there was a 68 per cent increase in reports of self-harm among girls aged 13 to 16.URL https://www.newscientist.com/article/2150888-self-harm-in-teenage-girls-has-risen-dramatically-in-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS- Persons Navneet Kapur Title Study sees troubling trend of self-harm in teen girls Media name/outlet CBS NEWS Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 18/10/17 Description New research from the U.K. finds a sharp increase in the number of adolescent girls reporting self-harm in recent years. The study shows girls are much more likely to harm themselves compared to teenage boys. URL https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-girls-self-harm-study/ Persons Navneet Kapur Title Self-harm among girls aged 13 to 16 rose by 68% in three years, UK study finds Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/10/17 Description Self-harm reported to GPs among teenage girls under the age of 17 in the UK increased by 68% over just three years, research has revealed.
The study also found that self-harm among young people aged 10-19 was three times more common among girls than boys, with those who self-harmed at much greater risk of suicide than those who did not.
“One of the big messages here is that self-harm is complex – it is about schools, it is about families, it is about health professionals [and] teachers all working together trying to tackle the problem,” said Nav Kapur, professor of psychiatry and population health at the University of Manchester, and a co-author of the study.URL https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/18/self-harm-girls-aged-13-to-16-rose-68pc-three-years Persons Navneet Kapur
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Title Self-harm among teenage girls up 68% in three years, shows research Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/10/17 Description Self-harm among teenage girls has risen by 68 per cent in three years, research has revealed. URL https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/admin/workspace.xhtml Persons Navneet Kapur
Keywords
- self-harm
- mental health