Self-harm among armed forces jumps by a third in past five years, figures reveal The number of armed forces personnel deliberately self-harming has jumped by more than a third over a five-year period.
Figures released by the Ministry of Defence revealed a 36 per cent increase in servicemen and women who self-harmed at least once between 2010/11 and 2014/15.
There were 383 recordings of deliberate self-harming (DSH) - including self-injury and self-poisoning - for Navy, Army and RAF personnel in 2014/15, up from 339 in 2010/11.
The data excludes servicemen and women who had thoughts of DSH or suicide.
Women, Army personnel and those aged under 24 were most at risk, the figures suggested. The Daily Telegraph
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