A third of UK girls aged 11 to 19 have tried to harm themselves. More than half of the 800 young people surveyed said they knew someone who had self-harmed - either through cutting, burning or punching themselves.
Of those who admitted to self-harm, 43% said they did it because they were depressed, 17% because they were angry, 10% because of relationship problems and 10% because they were stressed.
Dr David Kingsley, consultant psychiatrist at Cheadle Royal Hospital: "We need to ask ourselves what it is about modern living that is causing such stress for our youngsters."
25 April 2008
Youth And Self-Harming
This is astounding.
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