530 attended Noble's after self harming in 2014

Tue, 24 Feb 2015

530 people attended Noble's Hospital Emergency Department after self-injuring in 2014.

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to mark Self-Injury Awareness Day on the 1 March by reminding people that there's support available on Island.

Julie Bennion is a specialist in mental health promotion - she says it can be a way of coping with conditions like depression and anxiety.

She says there are a number of ways to treat it: