Suicide risk factors recorded for young

Children and teenagers admitted to hospital with injuries relating to drugs, alcohol, violence or self-harming face a five-fold increased risk of suicide, a study has found.

Researchers looked at anonymous data on more than a million young people aged ten to 19 admitted to UK hospital A&E departments between 1997 and 2012. Those whose injuries were due to “adversity” – meaning a result of alcohol or drug abuse, self-harm or violence – were twice as likely to die in the next ten years as those hurt in accidents.