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The large majority of young people who experience suicidal thoughts or self-harm experience only mild or moderate mental distress. Researchers from Cambridge University found that young people who thought about suicide or engaged in self harm were at medium risk for mental distress, rather than having obvious symptoms from a diagnosable disorder. [More]

Researchers from the UK have undertaken the first long term examination of possible factors leading to suicide in high risk young people. Predictors include drug and cannabis use, non-suicidal self harm and exposure to self harm in family or friends. [More]