How, when and where to intervene in self-harm in youth in low- and middle-income countries: Thinking beyond healthcare systems

Shilpa Aggarwal and Greg Armstrong

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 7, 1837-1839

Abstract: Background: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 78% of global suicides. Self-harm is the clearest antecedent of suicide. The health and social systems have struggled to provide adequate evidence based help to young people with self-harm. In addition, the negative attitudes towards those who self-harm in these settings interfere with help-seeking behaviour. Aims and method: In our submission of a comment, we discuss the reasons for thinking beyond healthcare systems in LMICs to address self-harm in youth and the possible ways to achieve it. Results and conclusion: We truly believe that harnessing the potential of social systems such as schools is important for addressing self-harm in LMICs. We present our arguments in favour of feasible measures that can be implemented to achieve this.

Keywords: Self-harm; youth; low- and middle-income countries; systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640231174368

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