Woman's Own

IS YOUR CHILD SECRETLY SELF-HARMING?

Whether it’s exams, social media or a global pandemic, teenagers are facing ever-growing pressures. While parents battle to shield their children from harm, the damage is being done closer to home than we may think. One in five girls and young women aged 16 to 24 have poisoned, cut or burnt themselves, a number that has more than trebled in 20 years. We investigate what can be done to support our children more…

‘It offered a temporary release from the stresses of life’

Harriet Knock, 23, has two children aged three and two and is pregnant

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