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The statistics on self-harm among young people are really troubling. Self-harm has been on the rise1 and there's been an increase in the number of young people requiring hospitalisation as a result.
The average age young people start self-harming is estimated to be around 13 years old.2
We’ve seen a sharp spike in hospitalisations between 2011/12-2021/22 amongst 10–14 year olds, with admission rates more than doubling, from 124 to 307 per 100,000. In the same time period there has also been a 37% increase in self-harm related hospitalisation for 15–19-year-olds.
However, the most recent data shows a fairly significant decrease, particularly for 15-19 year olds. Whether this is a trend that will continue we don't know but we can hope so!
Chart data source:
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile-group/mental-health/profile/cypmh/data
- 1 https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mental-ill-health-at-age-17-%E2%80%93-CLS-briefing-paper-%E2%80%93-website.pdf
- 2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30274648/