The number of Ontario teens seeking help for self-harm at emergency departments has doubled in a decade.
Read the article in the Globe and Mail by Erin Anderssen
“One place to look for solutions may be Denmark, where, according to a new study published in October, self-harm among youth has fallen since 2008. Looking for explanations, the authors pointed to the country’s network of suicide treatment centres, restrictions on the sale of painkillers and a strong social-welfare state that helped families weather economic downturn”
