Intentional self-harm injuries in adolescents and youth: 10-year trends, costs and pattern in hospitalization rates in B.C.

Youth Suicide and self-harm are among the top injury priorities in British Columbia, requiring a comprehensive and integrated approach for prevention. The term ‘intentional self-harm’ encompasses injuries incurred due to suicide attempts as well as non-suicidal self-harm. In this presentation, the trends and patterns of hospitalizations for intentional self-harm injuries among British Columbian adolescents and youth (10-24 yr) from 2010 to 2019, by sex, 5-year age groups, and injury cause will be demonstrated. We also aim to present the length of stay and costs of these injuries and discuss implications for prevention and intervention.

BC CDC Presenters

10/19/2021 6:20:00 PM