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Support needed for adolescents presenting to hospital for self-harm to reduce suicide risk

Children and adolescents who present to hospital following self-harm have an increased future risk of suicide compared to young people in the general population and the risk may persist for several years, according to a study.

Children and adolescents who present to hospital following self-harm have an increased future risk of suicide compared to young people in the general population and the risk may persist for several years, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. The observational study of more than 9,000 children and adolescents aged 10-18 years who presented to five English hospitals for non-fatal self-harm spanned 16 years and looked at future risk and cause of death in these patients. Of the 9,173 individuals who presented for self-harm, 55 (0·6%) died by suicide. While suicide was uncommon, the findings suggest

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