Self-harming ‘unrecognised’ as precursor to suicide

DELIBERATE self-harm is one of society’s most un- recognised problems and its links to suicide must be recognised, the head of a suicide crisis network has said.

Releasing its figures for 2010, Pieta House, which now operates five services, said it treated more than 1,000 people last year, 292 of whom were self-harming.

Figures from Pieta House reveal once again the extent of the problem of suicide in this country.