Becky Appleton summarises a recent Delphi study that led to the development of the first clinical guidelines for implementing digital technology within mental healthcare for young people with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
[read the full story...]Adolescents with disabilities at higher risk of self-harm, but intersectionality also a vital consideration
Elisha Joshi reviews a study exploring the prevalence and risk factors for self-harm in adolescents with and without disabilities living in the UK.
[read the full story...]There is a clear association between socioeconomic deprivation and self-harm
A group of UCL masters student review a multi-centre study on socio-economic disparities in patients who present to hospital for self-harm in England, which found large variations in patients characteristics and pre-self-harm experiences.
[read the full story...]What factors predict youth mental health service use?
In her debut blog, Oleta Williams writes with Nick Meader and Nina Higson-Sweeney to summarise a secondary analysis of NHS administrative data to identify predictors of mental health service use in children and young people.
[read the full story...]Young people’s experiences of suicidal distress in their own words
India Bellairs-Walsh summarise a Scottish qualitative study of young people’s lived experiences of suicide and self-harm, which explores intention, rationality and authenticity, and has many implications for practice.
[read the full story...]How do friendships influence adolescent self-injurious thoughts and behaviours?
In her debut blog, Bella Brereton writes with Rasanat Fatima Nawaz to summarise a systematic review that explored the associations between self-injurious thoughts and behaviours and school-based friendship networks in adolescents, using sociometric data.
[read the full story...]Suicide and self-harm in children: prevalence rates cause for concern
In Mahmoud Arif’s debut blog, he and Rasanat Fatima Nawaz summarise a meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry, which estimated the prevalence rates of self-harm behaviours and suicidal ideation in children aged 12 years and under.
[read the full story...]Are the kids alright? Emergency help for suicide and self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic
In her debut blog, Molly McCarthy appraises a recent Lancet Psychiatry systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the patterns of paediatric emergency department visits for suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and self-harm incidents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[read the full story...]Online experiences: a risk factor for suicide?
Louise La Sala and Jo Robinson review a UK-wide case series study of young people who died by suicide, which explores their previous suicide-related online experiences.
[read the full story...]Suicide risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents in Canada
Jess Williams examines a nationally representative population-based study on suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents in Canada.
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