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Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways to address this health crisis

  • Written by Kyli Hedrick, Psychologist and PhD Candidate (submitted), Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways to address this health crisisDARREN ENGLAND/AAP

Newly published data have revealed the number of self-harm incidents in Australia’s immigration detention centres spiked during the first seven months of this year.

While rates of self-harm among detained asylum seekers were already known to be high - in fact, 200 times higher than in the general Australian community - this...

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