More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic. Here's what parents and teachers can do to help
- Written by: Emily Berger, Lecturer, Monash University
ShutterstockThere has been a reported spike in young people attending emergency departments for self-harm and suicide during the pandemic. In New South Wales, presentations to emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal thoughts are reportedly up by 47% since before the pandemic.
In the year to July 29 2021, there were 8,489 presentations to...
