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Leading Trauma Expert Calls For Schools To Educate Children On Dangers Of Online Trauma

Self-harm content poses urgent societal issue that needs addressing by parents, policymakers, and educators

Zenger

Children self-harming to escape prolonged confinement in cells, South Australian watchdog says

Children locked in cells for up to 23 hours at Adelaide youth detention centre

The Guardian - AU

Young woman died after nurses thought she was faking being unconscious

Staff delayed performing CPR on Edwige Nsilu for 10 minutes because they thought she was faking unconsciousness

Wales Online

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'Loving and warm' woman dies after nurses think she is pretending to be unconscious

Edwige Nsilu, 20, was found with multiple ligatures around her neck at St Andrews Healthcare in Essex where she had been sectioned, an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

A hidden condition is growing among young women

Since the start of 2020 the number of girls diagnosed with eating disorders has surged - way more than predicted

Manchester Evening News

Prisoner takes his own life at HMP Northumberland during lockdown after denying he was suicidal

Justin McLelland, 29, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Northumberland during lockdown restrictions

Chronicle Live

With even leavers regretting Brexit, there’s one path back to rejoining the EU

It seems only a matter of time before we reverse this national act of self-harm. Especially if we learn from Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Brexit is biggest act of self-harm in history of UK and it will take decades to recover

Record View says the Tories must be punished at the ballot box for the chaos they have inflicted on the whole country.

Daily Record

Eating disorders and self-harm rose among teenage girls during the pandemic – new UK study

Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that the global prevalence of children and adolescents with depression and anxiety…

The Conversation

'Postcode lottery' as number of teenage girls with eating disorders soars

There are also concerns about a rise in self-harm

Nottingham Post

'Postcode lottery' amid big rise in number of teen girls with eating disorders

There are also concerns about a rise in self-harm

Wales Online

Eating Disorders And Self-Harm Soared Among Teen Girls During Pandemic

Lockdowns and social media pressure may have worsened mental health, says study

Zenger

Number of teenage girls with eating disorders has soared, experts warn

Researchers examined the number of eating disorders before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Evil Leeds paedophile who preyed on girls as young as 12 found dead in prison cell

Peter Battensby, 64, died only a couple of years into a 21 year sentence for sexual offences

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The Independent UK

Higher self-harm risk for LGB people shows society has ‘long way to go’

Study looked at data from 2007 and 2014 and found no improvement in the situation between the two time points.

The Guardian - AU

‘Extreme self-harm’: Queensland Labor faces internal criticism over prison system

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says

The Guardian - UK

UK mental health charities handed sensitive data to Facebook for targeted ads

Embedded tracking tool revealed details of users’ visits to content on depression, self-harm and eating disorders

The Guardian - UK

Biting the skin off my fingers feels like self-harm – but I can’t stop

Therapy could help you figure out why you still resort to this coping mechanism from your past – which is one I can relate to

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Triggering content targeted in film classifications

An update to film classification standards means disturbing content such as self-harm and blood and gore will be listed along with a rating.

Manchester Evening News

Autistic man with history of self-harm was caused 'distress, uncertainty and frustration' by handling of his care

he authority - which has been ordered to pay the man £250 in compensation - also delayed his support following a re-referral, during which time the police and ambulance services were called to him several times.

Irish Mirror

'My 13-year-old daughter died after watching chilling self-harm TikTok videos'

When going through Maia’s TikTok, her dad Liam found two “chilling" videos that both heavily discussed and portrayed suicide and self-harm

Daily Mirror

'My daughter died in self-harm gone wrong after watching chilling TikToks'

Maia Walsh tragically died at her mum's home in Hertford in what her dad Liam believes was an act of self-harm gone wrong, and now the heartbroken parent is determined to get to the bottom of what led her there

Wales Online

People who encourage self-harm could be jailed for up to five years

Posts would not need to target a specific individual or group to pass as an offence

The Independent UK

Internet users encouraging self-harm to face five years in jail under new plans

The addition to the Online Safety Bill will build on existing laws which make it illegal to promote or assist suicide, the Ministry of Justice said.

ABC News

Concern over rise in suicide deaths amid financial stress, trauma following pandemic

Glenys's son died by suicide, and now her grandson is threatening self-harm. With suicide rates rising after the pandemic, what are we doing to prevent this tragic loss of life?

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