Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Steep rise in self-poisonings in children and adolescents

(University of Sydney) Self-harm from self-poisoning in children and adolescents is not only increasing but starting at a younger age, finds new research by University of Sydney and the NSW Poisons Information Centre. The study found there were more than 33,500 self-poisonings in young people in Australia from 2006 - 2016, with a 98 per cent increase over this time.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2GBdyzQ

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