High self-harm rates among detained asylum seekers prompts calls for action
Rates of self-harm among asylum seekers in detention are more than 200 times the Australian community rates for hospital-treated self-harm, according to new research.
Rates of self-harm among asylum seekers in detention are more than 200 times the Australian community rates for hospital-treated self-harm, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2019
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They were once considered our inferior, brutish relatives, but now researchers are using the story behind early humans to help teenagers understand their emotions.
Archaeology
Jul 10, 2019
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Research has documented the widespread availability of graphic images of self-harm, such as cuttings, on the photo-sharing platform Instagram. After a British father said his 14-year-old daughter had viewed such explicit ...
Social Sciences
May 29, 2019
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Andy Phippen, Professor of Social Responsibility in IT, at the University of Plymouth, and Emma Bond, Professor of Socio-Technical Research, at the University of Suffolk, have worked together to analyse the 'hysteria' that ...
Internet
Apr 25, 2019
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Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a "world-leading" government plan published Monday in response to the spread of online abuses and crimes.
Internet
Apr 8, 2019
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Instagram has announced a clampdown on images of self-injury after a British teen who went online to read about suicide took her own life.
Internet
Feb 8, 2019
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Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old Canadian girl who took her own life in October 2012. Prior to her death, she had been the victim of extensive and prolonged cyber-bullying on Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms ...
Internet
Feb 13, 2014
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People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn, reveals them to all.
Internet
Mar 2, 2012
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What protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths from considering suicide and, conversely, what makes them most vulnerable to it?
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012
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