• In Australia, April 2003, 24,047 people were hospitalised for self-injury (SelfharmUK).
• One in 15 young people have at some point committed self-injury |
• It is thought that around 13% of young people try to hurt themselves between the ages of 11-17; however the actual figure could be much higher(SelfharmUK)
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• Yearly 1 in 200 females commit self-harm.
• Did you know that 3 teens self-harm per hour? (Cutting Statistics and Self-Injury Treatment). |
• Annually 3,000,000 people commit self harm in the United States of America (Cutting Statistics and Self-Injury Treatment).
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