Almost a quarter of 17 year olds have self-harmed in the past year
22 February 2021
24% of 17 year olds have self-harmed in the past year, while 7% have done so “on purpose in an attempt to end [their] life,” finds analysis led by Dr Praveetha Patalay (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) and Professor Emla Fitzsimons (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies).