ARK Research Update: Who Can I Talk To?

Whilst self-harm and suicidal behaviour are important issues worldwide, Northern Ireland, in particular, has seen an increase in the suicide rate over the last two decades - especially among young males. Collecting evidence and monitoring change on mental health and self-harm is, therefore, important to inform policy making.  A new ARK Research Update, released in January 2015, seeks to shed some light on this subject by collating the available evidence.  The paper is titled: 'Self-harm and seeking help among 16 year olds: Changes between 2008 and 2013', and it can be downloaded as a PDF file at: www.ark.ac.uk/publications/updates/update96.pdf