In 2020 there were 47 252 deaths due to intentional self-harm in the EU, an average of 10.2 deaths per 100 000 people At regional level, highest in: South Great Plain, Hungary (23.9 deaths per 100 000 people) Lowest: Mayotte, France (1.4) by EU_Eurostat
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For depressed or anxious children, taking melatonin may afford a good night’s sleep and, as a result, lower the odds they will harm themselves, new research suggests. The risk of self-harm increased before melatonin was prescribed and decreased by about half after kids … Read more
The use of vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of suicide attempts and self-harm in U.S. veterans, a new study says. In particular, Black veterans and those with low blood levels of vitamin D had the most significant response to the supplements. Source: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20230201/vitamin-d-linked-to-lower-risk-of-suicide-attempts?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Conservative academic Pamela Paresky was temporarily banned from Twitter for the past week after calling out what she said was Twitter’s promotion of self-harm. On Sunday, Paresky penned a personal essay in conservative and anti-trans activist Wesley Yang’s Year Zero newsletter describing her spat with the social media platform. “On October 3, I criticized Twitter … Read more