Do you know why that self harm among young women in particular are on the rise?

A summit of world experts has been meeting in Sydney to discuss the mental health illness that's not widely talked about. It seems that the rates of self harm among young women are on the rise - both here in Australia and overseas.

The Self Harm summit underway in Sydney (SBS).

Commissioners from the prestigious Lancet journal also attended the summit and will now prepare a report into Self Harm.

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