1 in 4 young women and 1 in 10 young men have self-harmed at some point in their life. With the pandemic, young people have been feeling less able to cope than ever before as many of the ways they have maintained emotional wellbeing in the past have been taken away due to social distancing restrictions. Raising awareness of self injury is incredibly important to help increase understanding and help reduce the number of people who feel alone and suffer in silence.
