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04/06/2015
Over 330 Children Attend A&E Department For Self-Harm Or Suicidal Thoughts
Over 330 young people under 16 years of age have attended NI's emergency departments to be treated for self-harm or suicidal thoughts, it has been revealed during an Assembly question.
In the nine months between 01 April and 31 December 2014, 338 children presented themselves at hospitals.
Ulster Unionist Party Health spokesperson, Jo-Anne Dobson MLA, expressed her shock over the figures and said it is a "frightening statistic".
The Upper Bann MLA said: "It is clear that poor mental health is having a major impact on our children and young people. Issues such as bullying, anxiety and body image may all be contributing to our younger generation’s poor emotional wellbeing. I suspect however there may also be other more local societal issues also affecting it.
"Unless young people who present at A&Es with these issues receive the support the need, their problems are likely to spiral into acute, long-term mental illness."
(CD)
In the nine months between 01 April and 31 December 2014, 338 children presented themselves at hospitals.
Ulster Unionist Party Health spokesperson, Jo-Anne Dobson MLA, expressed her shock over the figures and said it is a "frightening statistic".
The Upper Bann MLA said: "It is clear that poor mental health is having a major impact on our children and young people. Issues such as bullying, anxiety and body image may all be contributing to our younger generation’s poor emotional wellbeing. I suspect however there may also be other more local societal issues also affecting it.
"Unless young people who present at A&Es with these issues receive the support the need, their problems are likely to spiral into acute, long-term mental illness."
(CD)
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