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Work, education and training at HMP Northumberland fails to meet expected standard, reveals inspection report

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has documented how the prison is safer than during the last inspection in 2017

Chronicle Live

Glasgow self-harm support service for over 16s launched by charity

The service provides one-to-one support which can be in person, by phone, video or text. The new service comes as the charity continues to tackle growing rates of self-harm in the city.

Glasgow Live

Healthcare workers sound the alarm on a mental health crisis in the industry

A study of over 7,000 frontline healthcare workers shows one-in-10 had thoughts of suicide or self-harm during the pandemic.

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MP who suffered from anorexia calls for Bill to protect children from self-harm

Vicky Ford said it is “terrifying how many of our children are affected by anorexia today”.

The Independent UK

Online Safety Bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm after schoolgirl's death

The amendment would mean social media platforms would be required to remove self-harm content and any person found to have posted such content would face prosecution

Liverpool Echo

Online Safety Bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm as Molly Russell charity hails ‘significant move’

Molly Russell, 14,took her own life in November 2017 after she had been viewing harmful material on social media

Evening Standard

Encouraging someone to self-harm will become a crime after 14-year-old girl's death

The long-delayed Online Safety Bill will return to the Commons from December 5, and more details will be unveiled from Tuesday of how it will be changed in the wake of Molly Russell taking her own life

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Online self-harm content to be made illegal five years after death of teenager Molly Russell

The maximum penalty for the offence will be published in due course, the government said

The Independent UK

‘Abhorrent trolls’ who encourage self-harm online face criminal prosecution, says minister

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms

The Guardian - UK

Online Safety Bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm

The delayed Bill is due to return to Parliament next month.

The Independent UK

Hopelessness around climate change among reasons why young people self-harm, study finds

The study's findings prompt calls for a national youth mental health strategy with localised approaches targeting those most in need.

ABC News

Children as young as 10 self-harming

The COVID pandemic and climate anxiety are likely contributing to the stress that is causing an alarming number of adolescents to self-harm, a study has found.

AAP

Glasgow school teachers to be trained in eating disorder and self harm awareness

A range of mental health support is being delivered in schools around the city.

Glasgow Live

EastEnders viewers heartbroken as Sam discovers Amy Mitchell self-harming

EastEnders viewers have been left extremely emotional after the BBC One soap aired scenes surrounding Amy Mitchell's mental health, which saw her self-harming

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Young woman died after struggling to cope with mum's Covid death

Sharleen Cable, known as Charley, excelled at school and was described by her dad as 'happy and bubbly'.

Chronicle Live

HMP Durham prisoner found hanging in cell day after officers used 'unjustified' restraints

Convicted robber Michael Smith was was found unresponsive in his cell on the segregation unit

Wales Online

'Happy-go-lucky' woman under 24-hour supervision from mental health staff died after self-harming at home

The court also heard that further risk-assessments about Ms Morris' risk of self-harm which 'should have been' completed, were not done so in the months leading up to her death

Manchester Evening News

'Happy-go-lucky' woman died after self-harming at home whilst supervised by mental health staff, inquest hears

Claire Morris, 35, was receiving 24-hour supervision after being granted leave from a mental health unit in Didsbury

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The Independent UK

Social media sites ‘not doing enough’ to prevent spread of self-harm content

A new report from Samaritans says platforms are failing to protect their users, particularly younger people.

Chronicle Live

North East teens tragically took their own lives after 'appalling' NHS mental health care

Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif, and Emily Moore, all died within an eight-month period after long mental health battles

The Guardian - UK

Online safety bill must protect adults from self-harm content, say charities

Samaritans among those calling for people of ‘all ages’ to be safeguarded from suicide and self-harm material

Wales Online

Abuser who forced girl, 8, to drink washing-up liquid is jailed

Bully also tried to strangle woman and blamed her for his bizarre self-harm

ABC News

Paracetamol poisoning on the rise, TGA considers limiting how much people can buy

The medicines regulator is considering whether to put some restrictions on how paracetamol is sold because of concerns about its use in self-harm.

Liverpool Echo

School deputy head tells of scale of mental health challenge

Stress, self-harm and attempted suicide were some of the issues reported

The Guardian - UK

Populist rhetoric without the popularity – Truss’s guaranteed recipe for failure

At least Brexit had an electoral mandate. The PM’s project of economic self-harm is neither politically nor morally feasible, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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