Tag: Self-harm
A Finnish study highlights the high risk of suicide in depressed patients after discharge from the hospital
The study highlights the critical importance of continuous care when transitioning from hospital to outpatient care. “Patients are often admitted to the hospital precisely because of the risk of suicide. Our results clearly show that the risk does not necessarily go away after the end of hospital treatment. The transition phase from hospital to outpatient…
Tragedy in prison highlights cruelty in prison of children
The recent death of a child in custody has raised concerns about Australia’s youth detention system, writes Gerry Georgatos. CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses suicide WESTERN AUSTRALIA Banksia Hill detention center sailed in dangerous winds for years, and as an institution with among the world’s highest rates of self-harm and suicide attempt. If the rate…
People at risk of suicide do not receive adequate treatment
At the moment, the services are having difficulty meeting the demand for help. This can be seen in MIELI ry, where Crisis Phone, Solmu Chat and Sekasin Chat have received more calls to emergency services this year. This means that more callers are at immediate risk of harming themselves, and their situations are increasingly critical.…
The growing anxiety of young men is reflected in crisis phone calls
During the first months of this year, the number of young men making concrete plans to commit suicide has more than doubled compared to spring 2020. Between January and May of this year, 37 young men who contacted the Crisis Hotline had concrete plans to commit suicide, compared to 17 people three years ago. In…
Camilla Läckberg
She is one of the world’s greatest detective writers, whose books have been published in 60 countries and sold over 35 million copies. The debut novel “Ice Princess” started the Fjällbacka series, which is now up to eleven books. Camilla Läckberg has also published cookbooks, the children’s books about Super-Charlie and the books about Faye…
Early cannabis use linked to non-psychotic mental health disorders and deliberate self-harm, new study says
Denissoff’s study analyzed data from the Northern Finland birth cohort from 1986. In 2001-2002, 15-16-year-old cohort members answered questions about the use of cannabis and other substances. The study followed the participants until they were 33 years old, and their responses were compared with diagnostic data collected from national registries. This is the first population-based…
Melatonin use can reduce self-harm in young people, research shows
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycle. It is also often used as a medicine for people who have difficulty sleeping. Because there are known connections between sleep problems, depression and self-harmwe were interested in investigating whether treating sleep problems with melatonin would lead to fewer cases of self-harm. Our findings, recently…
11-year-old Bryna took her own life
Bryna comes into contact with child and youth psychiatry in Västerbotten to receive a neuropsychiatric examination. She receives an ADHD diagnosis, but she also has clear autistic traits and is put on a waiting list for further investigation. Her mother Jennie notices that Bryna is getting worse and worse and that it has become increasingly…
A sharp rise in psychiatric diagnoses among young people after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
The nationwide registry study examined the use of specialized medical care by all 0-17-year-olds living in Finland from January 2017 to September 2021. The researchers analyzed diagnoses of psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders in specialized medical care according to gender, age, and place of residence. . In the study, the number of diagnoses received by children…
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: Lynetteholm work begins during protests
Yesterday, senior officials took the first sod on the man-made island Lynetteholm, which in the long run will house a new district in the waters of the Port of Copenhagen close to Nordhavn. Protesters did their best to spoil the ceremony, which involved Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Minister of Transport Benny Engelbrecht and City &…
Vulnerable young girls were involved in offers to them
GirlTalk would like to give girls who are having a hard time the opportunity to use their own voice. It tells psychologist and director of GirlTalk Anna Bjerre. – When the girls need help, what will they answer themselves that they need ?, she says. The project, which ended up becoming groups where young girls…
Neighbor discovered a large fire at a residence for young people on Møn
– It is a violent fire, says deputy police inspector Søren Ravn-Nielsen from South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police. At nine o’clock he can not yet give an answer as to whether anyone has been injured during the ravages of the fire. Søren Ravn-Nielsen is the leader of the department that deals with solving dangerous crimes.…
The crisis phone will receive a record number of calls in July
The hotline for the Finnish mental health crisis called a record number in July, according to the charity that maintains the service. Mieli Finland ry says that the hotline received about 28,800 calls a month, on average more than 900 calls a day. The previous monthly record was 27,520 calls in August 2020. The figure…
The disabled person died in a bathtub – the defendant remembers the water as lukewarm
The accusation is that she did not make sure that the water temperature was adequate and that she left the disabled woman, who was without language, alone for 30 to 45 minutes. But the 24-year-old woman rejects both when she gives an explanation in the case on Thursday in front of a judge and two…
Pinpoint maneuver for well-being targeted children delight parties
– We strengthen PPR, and it is necessary for the children who are feeling bad and need help here and now, says education spokesperson Ellen Trane Nørby (V). She believes that loneliness, anxiety, self-harm and lack of motivation have affected far too many children, as schools are closed due to the corona pandemic. It is…
600 million for well-being and academic backlog for students
– I sincerely hope that the initiatives we now present will make a difference for our children and young people and create some air and light in a difficult time, says Minister for Children and Education Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (S) in a press release. Two-thirds of the money in the agreement is targeted at academic boost…
Calls to youth mental health service 25 percent
Calls to national mental health services for young people have increased by a quarter compared to last year, but mental health referrals have declined during the pandemic. “There were many self-harm contacts in April and May, and more in June and July than at the beginning of the year,” said Satu Sutelainen , which, together…