Self-harm may be increasing more quickly among young people from ethnic minorities
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Rates of self-harm could be rising more quickly in children and adolescents from ethnic minority groups than in those from white groups, according to a study led by University of Manchester researchers.
The study, which used data on hospital emergency department presentations across three cities and five hospitals for 10-19 year-olds between 2000-2016, is published today (21/09/21) in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.
Data which looked at increases in presentations over time found higher average annual increases among Black and South Asian young people and those from other non-white ethnic groups compared to white young people.
However, the researchers urge caution as the absolute increase in numbers, though statistically significant, was small. The findings might also have been accounted for by better recording or population changes.
And despite the increases, rates of self-harm remained highest in young people who were white.
The team analysed the data from 10,211 white, 344...
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