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Self-harm higher in teenage girls than boys

20 Oct 2017 9:56 AM IST

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Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among US girls, study says

Here is what new research has found.

22 Nov 2017 1:46 PM IST

Of the LGB students who completed an online questionnaire, 65 per cent had carried out non-suicidal self-harm over their lifetime. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual students at higher risk of self-harm

Self-harm typically includes behaviour such as cutting, hair pulling, scratching, burning or non-lethal overdoses.

27 Nov 2018 7:08 PM IST

The IPO listing, aided by main underwriters, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, is expected to value Pinterest at an estimated USD 12 billion. (Photo: ANI)

Pinterest's new feature attempts to curb self-harm searches on social...

The new feature spots search queries that involve self-harm and instead displays results of activities that can help the...

16 Nov 2019 9:58 AM IST

The company opines that it would be a difficult task to identify if an image shows self-harm, encourages it, raises awareness or is a cry for help.

Instagram to ban self-harm images

The changes were made following a comprehensive review with global experts and academics on youth, mental health and...

12 Feb 2019 12:40 AM IST

The call for changes was backed by the British government after the family of 14-year-old Molly Russell found material related to depression and suicide on her Instagram account after her death in 2017.

Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide

Instagram is also removing non-graphic images of self-harm from searches.

11 Feb 2019 11:24 AM IST

The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Here's why some transgender people inflict self-harm

Findings hold critical implications for service access and delivery policies that protect transgender help-seekers in...

5 May 2018 8:32 AM IST

Police said that the online game, which originated in Russia, starts by asking participants via social media to draw a blue whale on a piece of paper and then to carve it on their bodies. (Photo: DC)

WB: 14-yr-old dies participating in the Blue Whale suicide challenge

According to victim's father, when Ankan returned from school, his mother called him for lunch but he denied saying...

13 Aug 2017 10:34 AM IST

The living conditions have made them lose hope and made them feel like animals and objects (Photo: AFP)

Higher chance of depression among refugee children

A million refugees and migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond reached Europe, crossing over to Greek islands...

16 March 2017 2:20 PM IST

The more autism traits people with psychosis had, the lonelier and more hopeless they felt and were more likely to think about suicide. (Photo: Pixabay)

Autism traits increase suicidal thoughts in people with psychosis

A person's level of autism traits is an extremely important marker in helping identify those people with psychosis at...

14 Dec 2017 11:48 AM IST