Suicide & Self-injury / Series editor: Tina Brand.

Includes index.

CHAPTER 1: The facts -- Self-harm -- Suicide -- Why do people feel suicidal? -- We need to talk about suicide this Samaritans Awareness Day -- Suicide rate for young women highest for 20 years as experts warn of mental health crisis -- Shocking statistics reveal one in four young women have self-harmed -- Who is most at risk of suicide? -- Suicides by young people peak in exam season, report finds -- Causes of suicide -- Hidden pain?
Chapter 2: Who is most at risk? -- Why are men more likely than women to take their own lives? -- Suicide is now the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide. Here's why -- Teenage heartbreak doesn't just hurt, it can kill -- Apps for teenagers who are self-harming -- Suicide in teens and young adults -- NHS finds bed for suicidal teenage girl after judge warns authorities could have "blood on their hands" -- A quarter of young men has self-harmed as a way of dealing with pressure and stress -- Teens with insomnia at greater risk for self-harm -- Fears grow for Sinead O'Connor after singer posts video saying she is "alone" and "suicidal" living in a Travelodge -- Adolescents with sleep problems more likely to self-harm
Chapter 3: Prevention -- Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives -- Early intervention urged to prevent suicide among teenagers -- Samaritans suicide-prevention campaign urges rail passengers to make small talk to save lives -- Scale of avoidable loss of life by suicide is unacceptable -- Film launches suicide prevention campaign -- Suicide on the railways can be prevented - here's what's being done already -- Preventing suicide in England -- Even nurses aren't immune to the stigma of suicide -- Seafront team highlighted for suicide prevention work -- How to help offenders on probation who are at high risk of suicide -- Preventing suicide in England: two years on -- Thinking about therapy? -- Self-harm in young people: information for parents, carers and anyone who works with young people

CHAPTER 2: Who is most at risk? -- Why are men more likely than women to take their own lives? -- Suicide is now the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide. Here's why -- Teenage heartbreak doesn't just hurt, it can kill -- Apps for teenagers who are self-harming -- Suicide in teens and young adults -- NHS finds bed for suicidal teenage girl after judge warns authorities could have "blood on their hands" -- A quarter of young men has self-harmed as a way of dealing with pressure and stress -- Teens with insomnia at greater risk for self-harm -- Fears grow for Sinead O'Connor after singer posts video saying she is "alone" and "suicidal" living in a Travelodge -- Adolescents with sleep problems more likely to self-harm

CHAPTER 3: Prevention -- Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives -- Early intervention urged to prevent suicide among teenagers -- Samaritans suicide-prevention campaign urges rail passengers to make small talk to save lives -- Scale of avoidable loss of life by suicide is unacceptable -- Film launches suicide prevention campaign -- Suicide on the railways can be prevented - here's what's being done already -- Preventing suicide in England -- Even nurses aren't immune to the stigma of suicide -- Seafront team highlighted for suicide prevention work -- How to help offenders on probation who are at high risk of suicide -- Preventing suicide in England: two years on -- Thinking about therapy? -- Self-harm in young people: information for parents, carers and anyone who works with young people

Suicide and self-injury are difficult topics to address. This book looks at the reasons why someone might commit suicide or harm themselves. It explores different ways in which people self-harm or commit suicide. It also considers how talking about these issues and early intervention might help to prevent both.